Originally posted by mitselphlik:
... what points you to the head gasket? ....
Oil consumption, and not going anywhere that you can tell. White smoke at morning starts is quite normal (due to moisture) but if it persists after warm up, then it is very indicative of leaking headgasket.
What is the condition of the coolant? Does it looked murky? Same for the engine oil when you drain it (does it look milky?)
The burning oil smell out of the vents could be anything from a loose oil filter, loose drain plug, to leaky lower pan gasket. But as you said that you can't find any evidence of leaks (looking at the oil filter area and under the oil pan), that rules those items out.
Last edited by Tony2005; 05/10/06 05:50 PM.
