Timing belt broke had to have new head put on, now oil is getting in to radiator spilling out & when i slow down or break the oil light comes on as well as the engine sounds like it's being dogged.
It sounds like the head gasket is leaking.
Is there also antifreeze in your oil? That may be causing your oil light to come on.
I would quit driving it until the situation can be resolved.
If you need more help post a comment and I will get back to you.
It is hard to diagnose the problem without seeing the vehicle, but I would make sure that the thermostat is operating properly. Does the coolant bubble right away when the cover is off of the reservoir? Usually they will start to bubble right away even if the engine is cold.
Did you have any problems before the timing belt broke?
Will you send your telephone # to my email? It is [email protected]
It does not cost me anything to call long distance. I would like to assist you in troubleshooting over the phone while the car is running.
Tim
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yes do i need help, i paid the mechanic all of my income tax money and he's had my car for about 2 mos. He has bought it back 4x, with the same problem. I had the head checked for pressure & vaccum, it checked out fine. But the car keeps spitting out stuff from radiator overflowing & if you just let it run coolant spills out & if you drive it for about 30 minutes and break or slow down the oil light comes on. The mechanic stated he did his job by fixing the timing belt & the head, he said that's what i paid for and he would have to charge me for the block since he things that might be the problem.
it was used and i had it tested today for pressure and vacuum it came back fine. I think they rebuilt my old one. Could it be a crack in the block.
no i didn't have any problems, had my oil checked regularly at dealer ship. It doesn't happen right away, normally after the car has ran for about 15-20 min. I never had any leakage or anything. This guy is trying to tell me he has done all that he was paid to do which was change timing belt & rebuilt head because that what he recommended. Now i still can't use car & it has all of these problems now, he says it probably has a crack in the block. Is there anyway to test that
what should i do now, i'm a single mother who has paid over $1700 for the repair of my car and still no car since Feb 12, 2009. When some replaces the cylinder head does that mean it includes the cylinder block as well, because now i feel like i'm being ripped off?
it could be
U may just have a defective cylinder head, it was a new head or used? was it leak tested and crack tested?
sounds like the wrong cylinder head was used or the wrong gasket.
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