Hello everyone, Ive been on this forum for awhile, but its been a few years since I have actually posted anything, so i thought I would start fresh.
I own a 1992 Honda Accord LX that i purchased from my father in 2014. He told me when he sold it to me it had a cracked head gasket. I drove it for about a year or so, then on February 14 2015 it broke down bad. Alternator and battery died while driving down the road. I am in the midst of replacing the alternator now, but I know i have to get that head gasket fixed. My issue is I'm not entirely sure that it needs to be replaced. The only symptoms im getting is it overheats easy and it looses coolant pretty quickly. Id like some advice from you guys as to whether you think thats a head gasket or something else.
Also, its pretty low on oil and one of the valve cover bolts has oil pooled up around it. Also the driver side of the engine compartment has a good bit of oil on it. I thought maybe it was the valve cover gasket, but its not leaking anywhere near the gasket seal itself. Honestly, to me it looks like someone ran it with the oil cap off. I dont know enough about it to diagnose it myself so hopefully you guys can help me. Thanks in advance and i look forward to hearing from yall.
I own a 1992 Honda Accord LX that i purchased from my father in 2014. He told me when he sold it to me it had a cracked head gasket. I drove it for about a year or so, then on February 14 2015 it broke down bad. Alternator and battery died while driving down the road. I am in the midst of replacing the alternator now, but I know i have to get that head gasket fixed. My issue is I'm not entirely sure that it needs to be replaced. The only symptoms im getting is it overheats easy and it looses coolant pretty quickly. Id like some advice from you guys as to whether you think thats a head gasket or something else.
Also, its pretty low on oil and one of the valve cover bolts has oil pooled up around it. Also the driver side of the engine compartment has a good bit of oil on it. I thought maybe it was the valve cover gasket, but its not leaking anywhere near the gasket seal itself. Honestly, to me it looks like someone ran it with the oil cap off. I dont know enough about it to diagnose it myself so hopefully you guys can help me. Thanks in advance and i look forward to hearing from yall.
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