I pulled my car from the shop friday afternoon after they called me friday morning saying that I needed a new engine because I had water and radiator fluid mixing in with my oil. They said that when I pulled the car into the shop it didn't have radiator fluid in it but I know there was.
But when I parked the car and went to look at my Radiator Reserve it was full for one and I checked the oil and oil stick and saw no water at all on the stick or in the oil itself. The only thing that I have is a yellowy substance on the cap of my motor oil. And i'm thinking that yellowy build up is moisture from it.
Now if my radiator is leaking into my oil it would have to be through a leaky intake or a headgasket, correct? And if thats so wouldn't the engine pull the radiator fluid into it. So on the drive back from the shop to the house my radiator reserve was completely full still.
So I thought that i might need to flush my engine given the fact that its got 130,000+ miles and i've had it for 2 years. It had a complete tune up 8 months ago and can't figure out why it would be acting like it is.
So any more thoughts would be great. Thanks so far.
Some of the problems that I'm having are...
But when I parked the car and went to look at my Radiator Reserve it was full for one and I checked the oil and oil stick and saw no water at all on the stick or in the oil itself. The only thing that I have is a yellowy substance on the cap of my motor oil. And i'm thinking that yellowy build up is moisture from it.
Now if my radiator is leaking into my oil it would have to be through a leaky intake or a headgasket, correct? And if thats so wouldn't the engine pull the radiator fluid into it. So on the drive back from the shop to the house my radiator reserve was completely full still.
So I thought that i might need to flush my engine given the fact that its got 130,000+ miles and i've had it for 2 years. It had a complete tune up 8 months ago and can't figure out why it would be acting like it is.
So any more thoughts would be great. Thanks so far.
Some of the problems that I'm having are...
Shaking while Idiling or at complete stop (doesn't shake while above 40 mph)
Overheating problems (might be stuck Thermostat)