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Thread: Possible Head gasket failing.... idk

  1. 04-12-2012 07:21 PM #1
    um my car has been leaking a little oil for about three months now......i would check the oil every week (sometimes multiple times in a week) i took my car to the mechanic and one mechanic told me it was my turbo so when i decided i was going to do my timing belt i brought my car to another shop to get it done......this mechanic said my turbo was going (also make a note my car has 100,200 miles) so i brought my car to a body shop to get my front bumper repainted and i asked the mechanic in this shop to see what he felt the issue was with the oil,and this mechanic felt that it was my head gasket......
    i have had the car since august never thrown any codes or anything, no pistons miss-firing the car still pulled strong......how would i know that my head gasket is failing?

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    04-12-2012 07:24 PM #2
    check your coolant reservoir to see if any oil is mixing with coolant.
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    04-13-2012 11:34 AM #3
    it's unlikely that it's the head gasket... most likely one of the many seals in the top end that are leaking causing the oil consumption issue... turbos are a possibility as well if they're in bad shape.

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  4. 04-22-2012 05:46 PM #4
    most likely it is a leaky valve cover gasket timing chain gasket or cam seal i doubt it is ur turbo, but is posible. are u seeing it out the tail pipe or inter cooler piping?

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    04-22-2012 09:18 PM #5
    Probably not head gasket. buy one of those back light testers. you pour some stuff into your oil and wear some glasses with a blacklight.. whereveer you see it's illuminated, that's your leak.

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