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So.......Is it a head gasket

04BlackComp_G

04BlackComp_G

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I start the car.... It makes a horrible whistling noise and coolant leaks down the side of the engine on to the transmission. Then it abruptly dies..... Is it a head gasket or something else.
 


The oil is mixed with coolant, so yes it's milky. It's hard to tell exactly where it's leaking from, but it's only on the driver's side. Now, my evap lines and my vacuum lines are broken and I did post for new ones cause I can't seem to find them anywhere. Would that really cause that leak?
 
when i just got my vavle cover changed mine was stateing to go there he said its the lower intake gasket(right below the supercharger) i think its the name for it. the guy at gm said its about 750 to replace. cuz they have to take the supercharger off and all that fun jazz. hope this helps ya
 
It's most likely LIM gaskets. They're much more common to fail than the head gaskets and will give the symptoms you describe if they're totally gone.
 


blowfishRus6 said:
dang there slow.

it must be nice to get paid 100 something dollars an hour to do something.
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It's not that anybody is "slow". There are standards for how long a job takes. It's all in a database somewhere. Regardless of how long it really takes, the amount of hours they charge you is based off this standardized info.
 
yea who ever did it the first time was slow :th_laugh-lol3:

again tho must be nice to make 100 dollars an hour to work on a car. to bad the actual mechanic dont see but a small percentage of that
 


blowfishRus6 said:
yea who ever did it the first time was slow :th_laugh-lol3:

again tho must be nice to make 100 dollars an hour to work on a car. to bad the actual mechanic dont see but a small percentage of that
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But the actual mechanic doesn't have to buy all the tools, lifts, building rental/mortgage, and keep the lights on either. ;)
 
true, but thats not going to change my mind on taking my car to the dealership to get worked on. no way in hell is that worth it. i will contuie to buy parts from them tho :D
 
Labor rate here was $65 last time I checked, that was a few years ago, now I got the warranty I dont have to worry about cost just downtime.

The oonly reason I go to the dealership mechanic now is the the trust factor and the fact that I know a highly trained person was turning the wrenches on my pig. That and pure documentation. Price sucks but thats why you befriend folks at the dealership, hell it helps even more when a family member is a high ranker at the stealership too.

Those book times are a *****, I remember working that kind of life. 5-6 hour job in real time was 2-3 MAX
 
Well, I know what the problem is now. It is the head gasket after all. I started the car and it stayed on long enough for me to get out and see the coolant and oil leaking seeping out of the bottom of the head. Oh well. At least I know what's wrong now.
 
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