1998 Honda Civic Car Overheating Fixed Radiator Thermostat Water Pump Timing

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SAKHIA16
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my car is overheating i fixed radiator thermostat water pump timing belt and valve gasket took it to the shop to see if it was a head gasket and they found nothing now its still overheating before i changed everything i had water mixing with oil so i had my oil drained but i never change the oil filter i know water mixing with oil is a gasket problem but why would the shop tell me i dont have a gasket problem and now i have milky oil again is it because i never changed the filter from the first time or do you think i actually have a gasket problem ? my coolant is dissapearing in minutes i had my car painted so i was sitting for about a month after i picked it up thats when i seen the milky oil again
Dec 3, 2012 at 4:26 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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you need a new shop that can do a leak down test to confirm.

Roy
Dec 3, 2012 at 5:05 PM
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SAKHIA16
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they done test do you think it might be a cracked manifold
Dec 3, 2012 at 5:09 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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no, either a blown head gasket or cracked head'


Roy
Dec 3, 2012 at 5:10 PM
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