1998 Pontiac Grand Prix Burning oil

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
157,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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THOMAS98
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I have 157,000 miles on my car. Lately it has been burning oil and leaking coolant. I just replaced my head gaskets and my engine light never goes off or anything. just after running for a long time it burns iol or something. I got smoke and a bad smell one time after driving a hour to a friends. What do i do to fix this problem.
Jun 19, 2008 at 3:16 AM
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MMPRINCE4000
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You can pressurize the cooling system looking for the coolant leak (radiator, hose etc).

You can have a dye put into the engine oil and run it for 50 miles or so and inspect it with a UV light to isolate the leak.
If you smell oil burning, you would want to get it fixed ASAP, you do not want an oil fire in the engine compartment.
Jun 26, 2008 at 8:03 AM
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