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Old 12-12-2010, 07:37 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Lucalare View Post
Sounds like a head gasket or LIMG to me too. Pull out your dipstick and put some oil on a hot exhaust manifold. If it bubbles(boils), you have coolant in it. Also the oil could be rings, try lighting your oil on fire(on the dipstick) and if it goes within about 3 seconds, you have gas in your oil, which signifies a bad ring(s)

Alright, thanks for the help. I'll try those two methods. About how much would it cost to fix bad rings or a head gasket? I read that the LIMG was about $700... is this correct?
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