SCobsessed
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advice please my babys sick....
i just broke out my baby (White 89 5 speed) for the summer and have driven her aboutr ten hours or so in the last couple weeks. I figured it was about time to change the oil today, and while i was changing it i noticed that a large coolant leak seems to have developed around the bottom of the timing chain cover somewhere; on the passenger side of the engine if that helps at all. Concerned i checked the dirty oil for colant, and sure as hell...... I went to ask my mechanic friend down the road what he thought. He said that ford 3800's usually need to have their head gaskets and timing cover gaskets replaced at around 170 to 210 thousand kilometers, my car has about 178 000 ks on it. He figures one of these is the problom especially since i told him about the external leak. Funny thing is i really cant see it being a head gasket cause i was out lastnight driving and she was her normal happy self. And if it's not a head gasket i dont understand how all that coolant is getting into the oil. I can't afford to rebuild the engine right now and its to early anyways, but i sure dont want to tear my entire engine apart just to find this problom. ADVICE PLEASE where is the coolant getting in...?
It just ocured to me also that while I have things apart is there anything else I should replace or inspect, im not looking to spend lots of money adding power right now but more is better ofcourse, and I remember reading something I think on super coupe performance about harmonic balancers......she's all stock under the hood, exausts done and has a 3.27 rear end, and i think a bigger fuel pump, not sure never heard how a stock fuel pump sounds.
Thankyou in advance
Keith
i just broke out my baby (White 89 5 speed) for the summer and have driven her aboutr ten hours or so in the last couple weeks. I figured it was about time to change the oil today, and while i was changing it i noticed that a large coolant leak seems to have developed around the bottom of the timing chain cover somewhere; on the passenger side of the engine if that helps at all. Concerned i checked the dirty oil for colant, and sure as hell...... I went to ask my mechanic friend down the road what he thought. He said that ford 3800's usually need to have their head gaskets and timing cover gaskets replaced at around 170 to 210 thousand kilometers, my car has about 178 000 ks on it. He figures one of these is the problom especially since i told him about the external leak. Funny thing is i really cant see it being a head gasket cause i was out lastnight driving and she was her normal happy self. And if it's not a head gasket i dont understand how all that coolant is getting into the oil. I can't afford to rebuild the engine right now and its to early anyways, but i sure dont want to tear my entire engine apart just to find this problom. ADVICE PLEASE where is the coolant getting in...?
It just ocured to me also that while I have things apart is there anything else I should replace or inspect, im not looking to spend lots of money adding power right now but more is better ofcourse, and I remember reading something I think on super coupe performance about harmonic balancers......she's all stock under the hood, exausts done and has a 3.27 rear end, and i think a bigger fuel pump, not sure never heard how a stock fuel pump sounds.
Thankyou in advance
Keith
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