Doctor Olds
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Re: Gasket for dodge colt '93
said by Angralitux  :well, I inspected the engine, and oil was coming out everywhere, also, my sister said the last time oil and filter was changed was about a year ago. The car's exhaust smells/looks like is burning a bit of oil too, so I understand is best to do a complete overhaul. I worked on a 80's Toyota like that a very long time ago. It was covered in oil from the valve cover area on down and was dripping from the entire length of the engine. It needed a $5.00 dollar part to fix it. 
The oil pump is mounted on the front of the engine and is crankshaft driven. The o-ring between the oil pump and the block was bad and it oil leaked steadily from the top of the oil pump when running, but you could not pin-point it until after I used a gallon of mineral spirits and a compressed air suction/spray gun to clean the engine top and bottom leaving it dry as a bone thus making the finding of the long running leak very easy to find and fix. It was years of driving that the oil had spread everywhere by the front fan, the road draft created by highway driving and the pull of gravity to where it initially looked like a bunch of places were leaking, but is was simply one medium leak let gone un-repaired for too long.
I suggest you have the engine cleaned unless you can do it yourself to pinpoint the leaks, then run a compression test to determine engine fitness. After that take it to get a second opinion from a technician on the condition of the engine and where the oil leaks are actually located.
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Angralitux
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1 edit | I forgot to add that she has to continiusly add oil to the car because of the leakage.
Dr Olds, I'm just guessing because of the condition of the engine, wich looks pretty bad, but actually I will, first of all, to take the car to the guy that will do the work, so he can give me his opinion about the work due on the engine.
I assumed it will need new rings, because of the exhaust symptoms I wrote about in my last post. So, if new rings are in order, why not change everything ?? specially after she said no new filter for a year (who knows if more).
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Doctor Olds
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| Do you have access to remanufactured engines or low mileage pulls (used low mileage engines)? It may be cheaper in the long run if you are essentially looking to replace the engine.
»www.a1engines.com/
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Angralitux
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| Thanks for your help again doctor Olds. The Mechanic said he could get authentic replacement gaskets and parts (not china generic ones) and he got the job done.
the engine was leaking oil everywhere. I dont know why the car owner waited this long to have the car cheked  . Also, when one hit the gas, car was like smog hell.
When he was taking apart the engine, the mechanic called me, to see how was the cylinder block, and on his opinion, it was good, he adjusted something on the pistons, new rings, had the block and head machined, and everything is good so far! no more leaks, and the engine feels strong now. |
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