white4d96 Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 im betting 1 dollar that it's the head gasket Wouldn't it steam out the exhaust then though? Quote Too many projects, too little time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sully Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Wouldn't it steam out the exhaust then though? depends on how bad it is. It will start to eventually. I would agree: Head Gasket. Quote 2003 Ford F-150 Reg Cab layin body on 26's 2003 Tahoe 3/5 drop on 26's with a 408cid Supercharged engine. 2011 Camaro 2SS 2005 VW GTI Stage II ECU, CAI, 3" turbo back exhaust, FMIC, lowered 2" on some plastidipped 18's 2003 Hayabusa lowered, stretched, cams, nitrous and custom paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sho_me Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 don't know if this will work for you or not. but i know on stock 1.5l honda motors if its head or headgasket. take off rad. cap and have someone start the car with the cap off and if coolant spews out then its one or the other. don't know if it will work on the v6's tho Quote 93 Civic Hatch kicker components in doors [ak11667] 12:12 am: hook the speaker outputs up to your nipples and turn the gain all the way up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white4d96 Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Looking into it, I could probably do all the gaskets for about $100 plus shipping from rockauto. I may just do that since even if it's not the LIM gaskets they are probably on borrowed time. What else is involved in doing a head gasket? I always thought it was some labor-intensive, expensive deal. Or is it really just pull head, clean surfaces, replace gaskets, reverse? It's an OHV (pushrod) motor so I don't think there's any belts or chains going from block to heads... Quote Too many projects, too little time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capalass23 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 its the intake gaskets no lie man have they been done since you have had the car Quote 95 WAGON BUILD FEED BACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white4d96 Posted November 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 its the intake gaskets no lie man have they been done since you have had the car No clue, the Cutlass I pulled the motor from had no VIN I could find, so I couldn't look it up to see if it had been done recently. As for in my possession, no. What is the service life on them? When I got it motor had about 100-105K on it and I have probably put 10-15k on it since. Quote Too many projects, too little time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capalass23 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 yea probly the intake gaskets then buy felpro gaskets they should have a kit well worth the money Quote 95 WAGON BUILD FEED BACK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abaddon Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 3100 = Intake gasket eater. Quote 2003 Ford Crown Victoria P71 2 12" Kicker CVX's Audiopipe AP15001d Stinger SR80 Isolator with DieHard 1200CCA battery Streetwires 0awg Secondary - 1998 Ford Expedition XLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulman07 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 If it's not burning it out or running any out of the tailpipe/muffler.. it's probably burning it all off inside of the engine... As the leak gets worse you'll see more of it I'm sure. My current car... aluminum 4.9 cadi engine was the same.. it'd drop the tank and a whole radiator half of fluid on a 30 mile drive and never smoked.... oil started mixing with antifreeze inside of the engine.. and I'm done with it because it's the second time I've had em replaced. The entire block needs to be shaved now I would assume... or I can just swap the engine. If anything check your local junk yard for replacement motors with less mileage from wrecked cars... I don't like fixing heads.. Same problem tends to repeat after a while on aluminum engines... have a mechanic check it out to see if you have hydrocarbons in your antifreeze.. if you do then there is a headgasket leak. Judging by the amount of coolant you are losing it may already be too late for the *quick fix* method. aka k&w block sealant.. After having them do a compression check/hydrocarbon check... and confirming. Just start looking for another motor with less miles and the guy that does swaps at his house... That'd be the cheapest route to take. Quote 1993 Chevrolet SWB Pickup Viper 791XV Primer Stage 5/8 Static Drop Kinetik HC1800 Big 3 Knu Flex 0 Team Tex Flex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAhemi985 Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 lower intake gaskets are a very common problem in the 3100's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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