1999 Dodge Dakota Water in Crankcase

Tiny
CHRISGORETCKI
  • MEMBER
  • 1999 DODGE DAKOTA
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 160,000 MILES
Hi I have a 99 Dodge Dakota that had an engine rebuild about a year ago due to a blown head gasket. I drove it for that year and the engine blew on me again. I took it to a mechanic and he said there was water in the crankcase. I know that this could mean another blown head gasket but I wanted to know if there was anything else it could be that would cause that. I don't have the money for another rebuild so I'm trying to do this on my own any help would be greatly appreciated.
Saturday, November 8th, 2008 AT 4:16 PM

1 Reply

Tiny
MHPAUTOS
  • MECHANIC
  • 31,937 POSTS
Hi there, start with having the head crack tested a nd checked for warping& twist, check the old gasket carefully to determine where it has failed, short of stripping the block and getting it X-rayed you will not be able to check for a cracked block, which is very uncommon any way.

Mark (mhpautos)
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Saturday, November 8th, 2008 AT 7:13 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Related Cylinder Head Gasket Blown Content

Cylinder Head Gasket Blown Test
GUIDE
Cylinder Head Gasket Blown Test
Di­ag­nos­ing a blown head gas­ket in an au­to­mo­tive en­gine re­quires a sys­tem­atic ap­proach to en­sure ac­cu­rate re­sults. This guide will walk you through the nec­es­sary steps to...
VIEW MORE