'03 5.4 Head Gasket oil leak
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'03 5.4 Head Gasket oil leak
My work truck developed a head gasket oil leak at 120K. I stopped by our shop today to see how the repair is progressing (my loaner car is a Chevy Cavalier )
I do all my repairs on my own vehicles, so I find it interesting to see a vehicle from a different perspective.
I do all my repairs on my own vehicles, so I find it interesting to see a vehicle from a different perspective.
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I smelled burning oil for the last 5K miles, and it was leaking about 1 qt every 1500 miles. When I brought the truck in for it's 6 month PM, I told the mechanic about it and he confiscated the truck (and stuck me in the Cavalier), saying policy was to fix all oil leaks immediately. At one point we were both staring at the engine, and he quietly said "...I think I'm a little over my head, I don't even know where to start ..." I have faith that he'll do a good job, it's just going to take him a while.
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They certainly don't take care of a vehicle the way I would. Fram oil filters, 15/40 oil in all gas vehicles ("...we got too many types of vehicle to have different oil for each one ..."), oil changes every 6K. Our equipment division provides and maintains 1000's of vehicles so I have to think they know what works for them. I'm just worried they'll sell my truck as it may appear to them as a "troublesome vehicle" due to all the time/money this repair is costing.
I just hope he gets it going soon. Taking a guy out of a F150 and putting him in a Chevy Cavalier is tough on the ego (the contractors I work with laugh at me every time I pull up on a jobsite).
I just hope he gets it going soon. Taking a guy out of a F150 and putting him in a Chevy Cavalier is tough on the ego (the contractors I work with laugh at me every time I pull up on a jobsite).
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They certainly don't take care of a vehicle the way I would. Fram oil filters, 15/40 oil in all gas vehicles ("...we got too many types of vehicle to have different oil for each one ..."), oil changes every 6K. Our equipment division provides and maintains 1000's of vehicles so I have to think they know what works for them. I'm just worried they'll sell my truck as it may appear to them as a "troublesome vehicle" due to all the time/money this repair is costing.
Good Luck - Nice Pics
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They still make the Cavalier huh. That must be a small car
Nice shop tho - I need a lift like that
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thats sweet i found this from the other thread of the trans cooler in the radiator. any ideas on how hard that was to do? if its not to bad man would doing that make life that much easyer to work on stuff!!
Nice 7700 BTW, those are getting harder to come by in good shape
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It's a '98 and a VERY small car. This particular one was absolutly filthy inside, (they fired the guy who drove it last), and I spent 3 hrs mucking it out before I could stand to drive it. At work they're known as the "Speed Bump" (due to their shape) or the "Cadavalier" (due to their size/lack of power).
there a speed bump because they not hard to run over.
seriously i hate it when people dont clean out there vehicles, especially when i have to drive it. i had to testdrive a chevrolet pickup one time and i puked as soon as i got in it. the guy left chinese food sitting on the floor in the hota$$ sun. it was the guys everyday driver. i couldnt work for the rest of the day i felt so sick. one guy even leaves his dog in his truck when we work on it.