Decided to check fluid levels, and it appears to have something mixing in the coolant. I have no idea how long it has been doing that, no one ever noticed before on oil changes or checks. I took the car back on Tuesday while picking up our family vehicle.
Does not appear to have coolant mixing in oil at all. I do not believe this model has a transmission coolant heat exchanger but I don't think that transmission would look brownish in the coolant anyhow, would it?
The mechanic said it would cost 7 to 8 thousand to replace the engine and is probably not worth it.
I'd like a second opinion, since they didn't really take much apart or do much more than research on some analytics resource is what they told me. Are they probably right?
I know a cracked block could be a cause, they said head gasket is unlikely issue since its only oil in coolant and not the reverse. Other than that, I am no mechanic.
Some more information:
I have owned this vehicle for about 50 thousand miles or so, about 8 years now. I have always given it oil changes at around 3,000 miles, uses high mileage oil. I have also had Oilstop do the recommended transmission fluids when it was due (15 or 30 thousand miles?
The low coolant light has always been on the entire time I have owned the vehicle, but the coolant overflow has always remained about the same where it needs to be, and I periodically check the level between oil changes. Have occasionally added a little to keep it up but is only maybe an inch below the line at worst, like once or twice a year.
The engine has never overheated, and rarely goes over halfway mark on long drives on hot days when I have the A/C on.
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Thursday, June 8th, 2023 AT 8:57 AM
