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09-05-2007, 06:15 PM
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Mr Fantastic
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Milford NJ
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anyone know saturns?
k so...pretty sure my saturn is burning coolant. every 800ish miles i have to put in a bit, and if i hammer on it, i can see a tiny bit of smoke...but only at night when headlights are behind me, during the day you cant see it. doesnt smell like antifreeze under the hood or in the exhaust (sweet smell) so im at a loss...no coolant in the oil, no oil in the coolant, im thinking intake gasket maybe? i know nothing about these motors. its a 95 SC2, DOHC 1.9L I4.
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09-05-2007, 09:01 PM
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11 second club / Moderator
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I know head gaskets are a common problem on those....
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09-07-2007, 01:09 PM
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2007 Member of the Year
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check the muffler bearings
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09-07-2007, 11:00 PM
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tim is right, head gaskets are the big problem with those engines. dump some bars leaks in it and hope for the best.
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09-08-2007, 08:44 AM
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Mr Fantastic
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Milford NJ
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yeah, i was gonna go pick up some Bars today. i can borrow a compression tester so ill try that too, see if one cyl is abnormally low...i really hope it isnt the head gasket, otherwise im selling it 
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09-08-2007, 10:30 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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yeah i agree, head gaskets suck on those motors. the bottom end isnt very strong either but a good every day car.
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09-08-2007, 11:56 AM
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Mr Fantastic
Join Date: Aug 2004
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i boguht a bottle of the heavy duty pelletized bars leaks so we'll see what happens
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09-20-2007, 10:13 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Middlesex, NJ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GP99GT
i boguht a bottle of the heavy duty pelletized bars leaks so we'll see what happens
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ehh that stuff almost never works....
and i know my instructors at SCTI hate that kinda ish
"theres no such thing as mechanic in a can...if there was, we wouldnt have jobs"
-Mr. Kassick-
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1986 FireBird LG4
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8/26/07 Just reached 160K and running great!
1/15/09 Just reached 180K and still running great!
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09-20-2007, 10:14 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Middlesex, NJ
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damn i gotta start looking at the dates on these threads lol
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1986 FireBird LG4
-FlowMaster 3inch American Thunder -Edelbrock Elite Series Intake -WS6 Style Functional Ram Air Hood -B&M Shift Kit -American Racing Outlaw II Alloys -Fuzion HRI Tires
8/26/07 Just reached 160K and running great!
1/15/09 Just reached 180K and still running great!
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09-21-2007, 05:21 AM
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Mr Fantastic
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: West Milford NJ
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well i havent had to add coolant since i put that stuff in...and that included a trip to wildwood and back
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09-21-2007, 10:32 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Middlesex, NJ
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perhaps your the exception that proves the rule.....that stuff never worked for any car me or my family had..
this includes stop leak for:
radiator
oil
power steering
and i think the transmission
all of these were on our old windstar
ford=leaky
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1986 FireBird LG4
-FlowMaster 3inch American Thunder -Edelbrock Elite Series Intake -WS6 Style Functional Ram Air Hood -B&M Shift Kit -American Racing Outlaw II Alloys -Fuzion HRI Tires
8/26/07 Just reached 160K and running great!
1/15/09 Just reached 180K and still running great!
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09-21-2007, 12:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: hamilton nj / glassboro nj
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it depends how bad the problem is... its not a permanent fix because my sister had the same car with the same engine and they did it once... it will happen again... just watch it and just do it again
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