First, I'd like to thank everyone for all the help that I've gotten in the past from everyone. This place has taught me a lot and saved me even more.
Well, more than likely I've got a blown head gasket. It appears to be a fairly small hole,I'm assuming anyway, as the car is driveable and I'm having no problems other than oil in the water.
I checked my oil yesterday only to find it down by a quart and a half. This engine has never used oil nor leaked even a drop. I look over at the resevoir to find it a little black. I open it up and much to my dismay, little black flecks of oil floating in it.
I won't be driving it, unless absolutely necessary until I get it fixed.
I've ordered a head gasket set which has all the gasket's needed to get down to the heads. I can also get the cylinder head bolts from Ford without paying Ford price's(in good with the parts guy).
What else do I need? I've got all the tools needed to do this and I can get someone to check the heads for me.
Should I let Ford do this job for me? I know both of the service managers at the dealership and they won't bs me or rip me off. It'll be alot more than if I did it, but I'm very confident it'll be done right.
If I do it myself, it'll cost a lot less but I won't have Ford's warranty if something goes wrong.
I read through the Haynes manual and it seems fairly straightforward and I trust my mechanic skills enough to do this.
Any suggestions as what to do and if anybody can point out parts I missed would be helpful. BTW, this engine has only 54,000 miles on it.
Thanks again,
Mike
