god lord wonder when his bearings will start to peel


not much longer I bet



"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
n.umich.edu...
> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 wrote:
>
> > My 1991 Plymouth Sundance RS 2.5 TBI w/ 198,000 miles on it had a blown
> > head gasket since this past summer. After it was comfirmed that it was
> > blown, I continued to drive the car.
>
> Not wise.
>
> > A few months later, the oil started to look a bit funny.
>
> A few *months* you drove it like this? Were you *trying* to kill your car?
>
> > Thinking that my oil was dirty (it was in there for over six months)
>
> This kind of abuse and neglect is a large part of how certain kinds of
> cars get a reputation for being "unreliable".
>
> > The oil resembled the appearance of chocolate milk !!! There were also
> > white splotches inside the valve cover. Due to liability reasons, they
> > wouldn't change the oil. They told me that the head gasket was beyond
> > gone and said that I needed to get it Fixed ASAP!!! (why it needed to be
> > done ASAP possible is beyond me).
>
> Because when the head gasket fails, lots of bad things happen. Coolant in
> the oil. Oil in the coolant. Coolant in the combustion chamber (bye bye,
> O2 sensor and catalyst!) Combustion heat where it's not supposed to be.
> This is not an optional, "When I get around to it" fix.
>
> > Well, I took my car to the shop and got the gasket replaced and some
> > head work done as well. Since I've had the car back, it seems to run
> > fine as far as I know.
>
> ...which appears not to be very far beyond the tip of your nose...
>
> > What do you think happened when I drove with coolant in the oil? I
> > think I drove it like that for about 20-30 miles before I got it fixed.
>
> You drove it like that for *months* before you got it fixed. Coolant is a
> rotten engine lubricant when cold, even worse when baked and whipped with
> hot oil. Your main bearings, cam bearings, big and small end rod bearings
> will have suffered.
>
> But that's OK, 'cause you obviously don't care.
>
> Honestly, some people should just walk, take the subway or ride the bus.