help head gasket failure
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help head gasket failure just got my car back from the mech he was changeing out the rear beacuase it broke well anyways i was showing my mech my comp cam roller rockers and when i took off the oil cap and the filler neck they were full of milky residue and he checks the oil and it smell like gas he tells me its the head gasket or a craked head i just bought the car ive only driven it 3 days and the rear end breaks and now i have a blown headgasket.
the guy i bought the car from said the motor was rebuilt 31000 miles ago and he put a strocker in it ive only put 135 miles on the the car when the rear end broke wich cost me 1100 to fix now i have to put another 2k into it is there anything i can do legally to get the seller to help me pay to fix the car thanks
john
the guy i bought the car from said the motor was rebuilt 31000 miles ago and he put a strocker in it ive only put 135 miles on the the car when the rear end broke wich cost me 1100 to fix now i have to put another 2k into it is there anything i can do legally to get the seller to help me pay to fix the car thanks
john
If you had bought it from a dealer, it would probably fall under the state's Lemon Laws. However since it sounds like it was bought from an individual, you may just have to try to take him to civil court. Sorry to hear about everything. Hopefully we can help you get everything fixed 
Hi pugads650, I wouldn't jump to conclusions about ur motor yet. there are a few possible and likely reasons for what you saw. The milky oil cap AND the gas smelling oil is extremely common in any vehicle that does alot of short trips w/out being run to operating temp. It happens alot with old lady cars and cars on used car lots. When the veh. is run to op. temp on a regular basis it will burn 99% of accumulated moisture in the crank case. the same theory is true for the gas smell in the oil.
And on a side note,that sounds real shady of ur mechanic to say that to you based on those two "symtoms" and i would stay away from him. That motor needs an oil change and to have some miles put on it after a proper combustion leak test.
Lemme know how it goes.
And on a side note,that sounds real shady of ur mechanic to say that to you based on those two "symtoms" and i would stay away from him. That motor needs an oil change and to have some miles put on it after a proper combustion leak test.
Lemme know how it goes.
John,not sure what u mean bout the comp. Do you mean a scanner? if you do no,but u can watch the temp. more accurately on a scanner. the best way is w/a combustion leak tester. it detects carbon monoxide in the cooling system.
it will turn the dye from blue to green then yellow depending on the exposure.
and that time sitting would cause those 2 symptoms
it will turn the dye from blue to green then yellow depending on the exposure.
and that time sitting would cause those 2 symptoms
