I went to clean out my oil catch can and I noticed the oil in it was dirty brown and smelled of oil and coolant. What does this mean and how do I fix it? I am no not blowing white smoke out of my exhaust and the motor feels strong like no lack of power.

 

Hmmm try compression or leak down test

 

Any way that its condensation from going hot to cold? Is it glass?

 

Nah its plastic, I jus changed my oil and its black but looks watery and has the scent of coolant.

 

Rut Ro!

 

head gasket most likely

 

I thought it would be the head gasket but if coolant got into my oil wouldn't it change color? How much does it cost roughly to do a head gasket job on our cars?

 

X2, might want to look into a MLS Cometic head gasket.

 

I had a test done at a local shop called a combustion leak test which tests for exhaust gases in you're coolant which might help to determine a blown head gasket.

 

no no on the cometic. Just use an OEM gasket the cometics are failing left and right

 

Really??? Did not know this? We have sold over 250 of these... Do members machine the head flat before re install?

 

yup, hungryhip has been the latest. When i was doing my build the cometic and oem looked exactly identical. I haven't had any issues, but whos to say it wont randomly blow out one day

 

I thought hungryhip cracked a Sleeve? If a sleeve went, I am sure a headgasket would also... You are talking some serious high HP there.

 

But what I don't understand is how I could have blown a head gasket if I'm not blowin smoke out my exhaust, and the oil in my oil pan is black, and I have no lack of power

 

Either a very small leak, starting to go; or maybe moisture somehow just got in your tank and it is not the gasket... Keep an eye on it, time will tell.

 

Yea I kno but I'm scared cuz I can't afford new pistons etc. I'm bringin it by my friends shop 2nite. I told him over the fone what was going on he said it sounds more like an intake gasket then a head gasket

 

Its probably just a gasket.

 

I hope its a simple gasket and not anything major

 

yeah dude, stop driving it... youre liable to spin a bearing. if that happens youre motor is shot.

my last car was a grand am 3.4 v6 and did the same thing... Exhaust never smelled funny and ran like a champ. we replaced the upper and lower intake gaskets. 2 months later it spun a bearing out due to coolant in the oil breaking down movable parts.

 

I jus changed the oil this morn so I'm not as worried about blowin my motor

So what was the problem with your grand am? Was it the head gasket or the intake gaskets? Its sounds like honesly you got coolant in the oil and then changed the gaskets but did you change the oil again after doing the gaskets?

 

ugh.... its not like i didnt change my oil. you have to change the oil when you do that job. seafoamed the oil and flushed as well.

EDIT: it was the intake gaskets upper and lower, 3400 and 3800 series motors are known to do this. and yes coolant got on the bearings... we fixed and flushed the problem, but damage was done

 

So you had this problem and then changed the upper and lower gaskets and then 2months later they blew again? How would I stop this from happening again?

 

this **** made me lol

 

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the bearing that got coolant in it 2 month b4 when i did have the problem was enough to break it down.... it just took 2 months to do it and theres no way of being sure that wont happen unless you replace them and go get your block and head washed.

 

cometic blew out first, put a stock HG. Then cracked a sleeve few days later...

block is going to darton the first of nov, getting sleeved and decked 1285.00 OTD

then im putting the old piston i bought from you and the new set of rings in and new rod and main bearings.

im need to find myself a balance shaft delete probably from lvl 0