Intake or head gasket?

[darkshadow]

I don't need this right now!

Think I need head gaskets but it might be just the intake.

I has some oil in the rad, a little water in the oil, and bubbling in the the over flow, white smoke/water in exhaust.

sound like heads or intake?

I have not had to do a head gasket before, and I am on a time crunch. I am moving soon, and have a lot to do in the next little while, so any help/tips would be appreciated.

 

[Thunder]

Looks like you need new head gaskets. Hopefully you dont have a cracked head.
Has the engine been overheated?

 

[darkshadow]

I had not considered a cracked head, it has been hot but not over heated.


the symptoms have gotten worse, I noticed the bubbling a few weeks back, but it was after a hour or driving and the rad was just topped up and the over flow and I attributed it to too much fluid. So I am going to think it started slowly back then.

 

[reddog64]

a few weeks back...

That's not good...

If your gettign anti-freeze on any bearings.. chances are good there in trouble at this point... if it's been a few weeks and been driven...

 

[darkshadow]

that was the bubbling, I did not notice and water in the oil until recently, with the coolant being blown out the exhaust.

 

[chulisohombre]

sounds like head gasket.i had the same thing.check to make sure you do a compression test before pulling the heads but they may be warped or cracked also.if the compression holds all cylanders,it may be intake.which is much easier.