96 Chevy Cavalier - white gunk on dipstick - head gasket?
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96 Chevy Cavalier - white gunk on dipstick - head gasket?

 
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:29 am    Post subject: 96 Chevy Cavalier - white gunk on dipstick - head gasket? Reply with quote
Ok here is the deal... I had an extrnal head gasket leak on this car a
month ago and had a friend change the head gasket everything was fine.
I put about 700 miles on the car in 3 weeks or so with no problems.
The car sat for a week without being run. I took it about 70 miles on
the highway (it has never gotten hot after the gasket change) when I
took it out the next day I noticed it was running ruff at idle and low
speeds but fine at high speeds. I figured it was just the fuel filter
or bad gas maybe. well today I checked my oil and noticed a white
greese like goop on the top of the dip stick and a little in the neck
of the oil filler tube (but only at the very top). do I now have an
internal leak in my head gasket? I have not lost any coolent. could
something else cause this white goop? how can I test? I don't mind
doing the work myself and feel confident that I can. just need to be
put in the right direction...

thanks in advance
Jim

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Woody
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:51 am    Post subject: Re: 96 Chevy Cavalier - white gunk on dipstick - head gasket Reply with quote
When he replaced the head gasket did they replace the bolts and other items
necessary. The head bolts stretch and cannot be reused. Is the radiator
full? How does the oil look. You need the computer interrigated with an
OBDII tester to determine what is happening. I had the same thing on my 96
Cav this summer. started leaking in the front driver side, a common problem
in the 2.2.



<jimbradley@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
Ok here is the deal... I had an extrnal head gasket leak on this car a
month ago and had a friend change the head gasket everything was fine.
I put about 700 miles on the car in 3 weeks or so with no problems.
The car sat for a week without being run. I took it about 70 miles on
the highway (it has never gotten hot after the gasket change) when I
took it out the next day I noticed it was running ruff at idle and low
speeds but fine at high speeds. I figured it was just the fuel filter
or bad gas maybe. well today I checked my oil and noticed a white
greese like goop on the top of the dip stick and a little in the neck
of the oil filler tube (but only at the very top). do I now have an
internal leak in my head gasket? I have not lost any coolent. could
something else cause this white goop? how can I test? I don't mind
doing the work myself and feel confident that I can. just need to be
put in the right direction...

thanks in advance
Jim
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Guest
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:42 am    Post subject: Re: 96 Chevy Cavalier - white gunk on dipstick - head gasket Reply with quote
the bolts were replaced and I seem not to be leaking coolant. The oil
seems ok, I am going to change it tomorrow to be sure.

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Hairy
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:17 am    Post subject: Re: 96 Chevy Cavalier - white gunk on dipstick - head gasket Reply with quote
<jimbradley@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
Ok here is the deal... I had an extrnal head gasket leak on this car a
month ago and had a friend change the head gasket everything was fine.
I put about 700 miles on the car in 3 weeks or so with no problems.
The car sat for a week without being run. I took it about 70 miles on
the highway (it has never gotten hot after the gasket change) when I
took it out the next day I noticed it was running ruff at idle and low
speeds but fine at high speeds. I figured it was just the fuel filter
or bad gas maybe. well today I checked my oil and noticed a white
greese like goop on the top of the dip stick and a little in the neck
of the oil filler tube (but only at the very top). do I now have an
internal leak in my head gasket? I have not lost any coolent. could
something else cause this white goop? how can I test? I don't mind
doing the work myself and feel confident that I can. just need to be
put in the right direction...

thanks in advance
Jim


Was the oil changed after the gasket change?

Dave
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Guest
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:22 am    Post subject: Re: 96 Chevy Cavalier - white gunk on dipstick - head gasket Reply with quote
yes
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jshammer
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Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:15 am    Post subject: Re: 96 Chevy Cavalier - white gunk on dipstick - head gasket Reply with quote
change you oil and just keep a eye on your anifreeze some time thay
will do that in high hummity
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