| DO I NEED A NEW HEADGASKET OR WHAT? Posted by COREY on December 21, 2003 at 03:24:35: I OWN A '98 DISCO WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. IT NOW HAS 71,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3,000 MILES. EVERY RECOMMENDED SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. ON MY LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HEADGASKETS. THEY SAID THEY DID A VISUAL AND IF YOU LOOK FROM UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE, YOU SEE COOLANT "SEEPAGE." BUT THERE IS NO OIL IN MY COOLANT, THE EXHAUST SMOKE ISN'T WHITE OR BROWN, THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE, PEPPY AND PLENTY OF GRUNT. THE COOLANT LEVEL IS THE STEADY. I DID HAVE AN OVERHEAT MONTHS AGO. THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE EXPANSION TANK BROKE. THEY DID A BLOCK CHECK AND 2 SEPARATE PRESSURE TESTS ON THE COOLING SYSTEM. NO PROBLEMS. THIS WAS 3,000 MILES AGO. NOW I BRING IT IN FOR THE OIL CHANGE. $2000 FOR HEAD GASKETS. DO I HAVE THEM DO A COMPRESSION TEST? I DON'T THINK IT WAS DRIVEN WHILE OVERHEATED FOR VERY LONG. AND IT RUNS SMOOTHLY. I NEED SOME ADVICE. CAN I WAIT ON THIS? WHAT SHOULD I LOOK FOR TO DETERMINE WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CAR?
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