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skorger 11-03-2010 09:07 PM

oil mixing with antifreeze?
 
i have a 1994 saturn SL1 and it i keep finding oil mixed in with the antifreeze yet no leaks and no loss of oil from the engine, and cuases serious bogs while driving, suggestions please.

derf 11-03-2010 09:23 PM

blown head gasket or cracked/porous head. if oil is in with the antifreeze, there is likely antifreeze in with oil -- it will be milkshakey. Level will seem fine but things are definitely not well

skorger 11-03-2010 09:24 PM

possible cost of fix?

derf 11-03-2010 09:29 PM

maybe $700 for a head gasket
head from junkyard engine -- not sure -- check the net

if head gasket ---compression test will localize problem to one or more cylinders

if crack in head or head is porous, may be more difficult to locate

OceanArcher 11-03-2010 09:32 PM

Hmmmmm --

If it's a head gasket, probably about $325usd. If the head is cracked, probably about $525usd. You can save a portion of that if you do the work yourself, but I don't know your level of expertise ....

derf 11-03-2010 09:37 PM

thanks for the financial corrective action, OA

OceanArcher 11-03-2010 09:39 PM

Hey - no problem .... we do things more inexpensively here in the South


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