Where did my oil go!?
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Where did my oil go!?
Help! I've been checking my oil every week and I'm losing about 1/4- 1/2 qt of oil every week! There aren't any leaks in site. And I'm not seeing/smelling oil being burned. I checked under the car it's dry, same with around the engine. I'm using mobil 1. I have a 4cyl 97 accord, any ideas?
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Re: Where did my oil go!? (johnnyqsack)
take out a spark plug and see if you have any oil on it or in the hole. and check the drain plug on the pan and oil filter to make sure there both tight and not leaking when your driving. you could check the oil pressure sensor too.. i had a VW that leaked from that.
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Re: Where did my oil go!? (iam7head)
Well.. checked everything you guys said. Then, I got to my radiator.... It's milky and oily. I just replaced the radiator, could I have done something wrong there. Or can it only be a bad head gasket? 
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Re: Where did my oil go!? (sony224422)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sony224422 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i think it can only be a bad head gasket.. but head gaskets are easy to fix and there like $30 i do believe.</TD></TR></TABLE>
their not easy to replace...........your probably talking about the valve cover gasket
their not easy to replace...........your probably talking about the valve cover gasket
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Re: Where did my oil go!? (ck123)
I don't know how much it would cost on a Honda, but I had a Mitsubishi, SHOC 4 Cyl head gasket replaced for around 600$.
There's a load of different charges, from what I remember, you've got the gasket sets (basically replace them all if you're tearing all the way down to it) then planing of the head(s), then putting back together, oil, coolant, et cetera.
There's a load of different charges, from what I remember, you've got the gasket sets (basically replace them all if you're tearing all the way down to it) then planing of the head(s), then putting back together, oil, coolant, et cetera.
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Re: Where did my oil go!? (ck123)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ck123 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
their not easy to replace...........your probably talking about the valve cover gasket</TD></TR></TABLE>
yup.. i was. sorry about that.. i was thinking about it after i posted.
their not easy to replace...........your probably talking about the valve cover gasket</TD></TR></TABLE>
yup.. i was. sorry about that.. i was thinking about it after i posted.
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