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I fear I may have a blown head gasket and looking for some confirmation, or at the least some additional troubleshooting steps. Here goes...
On occasion I smell a sweet burning odor when driving, but not all the time. I checked the exhaust but don't seem to smell anything there. I also have a few drops of oil under the car after it has been sitting for a few days, but I can't seem to figure out where it is coming from. I checked my antifreeze today and noticed some oil on the plastic dipstick. I flushed my antifreeze extremely well when I replaced my water pump, heater core, and radiator hoses about 2 months ago. I flushed the block until the water ran clear. I changed my oil a week ago and did not see anything that would lead me to believe there was antifreeze in the oil.
I got a compression tester and checked all the 4 of the 6 cylinders. They all were within 10 PSI of each other. I couldn't get to the back two on the passenger side because the headers were causing me trouble. I am prepared to take the header off, of at least loosen it, if I have to.
From what I can tell, I am leaking oil from somewhere, getting oil in the antifreeze, but don't find evidence of the reverse. Any suggestion on what might be the problem or what else I need to do?
-Doug
P.S. I have a 96 Camaro RS M5 Y87 if that makes any difference.
On occasion I smell a sweet burning odor when driving, but not all the time. I checked the exhaust but don't seem to smell anything there. I also have a few drops of oil under the car after it has been sitting for a few days, but I can't seem to figure out where it is coming from. I checked my antifreeze today and noticed some oil on the plastic dipstick. I flushed my antifreeze extremely well when I replaced my water pump, heater core, and radiator hoses about 2 months ago. I flushed the block until the water ran clear. I changed my oil a week ago and did not see anything that would lead me to believe there was antifreeze in the oil.
I got a compression tester and checked all the 4 of the 6 cylinders. They all were within 10 PSI of each other. I couldn't get to the back two on the passenger side because the headers were causing me trouble. I am prepared to take the header off, of at least loosen it, if I have to.
From what I can tell, I am leaking oil from somewhere, getting oil in the antifreeze, but don't find evidence of the reverse. Any suggestion on what might be the problem or what else I need to do?
-Doug
P.S. I have a 96 Camaro RS M5 Y87 if that makes any difference.
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