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If its running rough & you see clouds of blue/black smoke from the exhaust, that is a blown head or gasket or cracked engine block. Ck your anti freeze for oil mixture & oil for anti freeze. Try a compression test If all is well? Ck the valve cover gasket for leakage above that plug into the cylinder w the oil. Good luck Frank M.
the only way you can tell you blew a head gasket is if there is white smoke coming out of tail pipe or if there is anti freeze mixed with your motor oil ,check the dip stick if oil is creamy then you have a blown head gasket ,check your valve covers and hoses for leaks
You could be looking at brake fluid,power steering fluid, automatic transmission fluid, anti-freeze, hypoid gear oil (stick shift), or even engine oil (a little oil goes a long way). Burnt oil says valve cover gasket dripping on the manifold. valve cover gaskets are for the most part easy to get to and fairly easy to change. If the outside is leaking some times the inside is leaking into the spark plug holes. Degrease the engine and if it is easy do it yourself.
is it oil,or anti-freeze?if it is oil,check the valve cover gasket,if it is anti-freeze could be several things.start the motor and try to see wear and what is leaking.
Your Intake gasket, head gasket, or the head itself is leaking internally. This can cause serious damage & siezing of the pistons in the cylinders if operated with this condition. A pressure test will be necessary to determine exactly where the leak is coming from. You can pull the plugs and identify which cylinder is pulling the fluid in & blowing it out the exhaust as you will see the antifreeze residue on the plug when removed.
Will require replacement of gaskets and any damaged components. Repair before extreme overheating will save you money.
I have seen a couple of these now with headgasket leaks to the outside of the block just as you describe. I solved them both with a stop-leak additive, not something I would normally use, but I really didn't want to pull the heads because the exhaust studs always break on these engines. I would find out for sure where the leak is before proceeding though. If it's a hose or frost plug, you'll have to repair it properly.
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