Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not familiar with a “oil leak repair” much less one that costs as much as a replacement engine from a salvage yard. I assume that you were provided with an itemized estimate? What did it say?

You've never heard of a blown gasket?

Of course. But there are much more serious issues if the head gasket is “blown,” as opposed to leaking. I’ll stand by my point that “oil leak repair” is neither a specific diagnosis nor repair. A leaking head gasket would manifest itself in one of several ways, such as low oil idiot light, overheating, coolant in the oil, oil in the coolant, white smoke from the exhaust, oil leak under the vehicle, a rough idle/missing cylinder from low compression or even a thrown rod and siezed engine if oil level was too low. An oil leak also could be an issue with the drain pan, timing cover seal, valve cover gasket or crankshaft seal or even a pressure switch (or any combination ghereof). Either way I don’t know of any head gasket replacement that’s going to cost $4000, even if you’re driving a Porsche. And a dealer is going to try to put the fear of Jesus into you about grenadine your engine if you decline a repair and drive off.
With a head gasket leak.