Coolant leaking in engine

Well it seems to have payed off this time. It was only a 12,000 km warranty,
and that can go by very quickly. I was lucky that this problem happened now
and not in another 1500 km, because that's about all I have left. I paid
about 300 Canadian for the warranty, and I made sure it included seals and
gaskets. I went for the warranty becuase of the age of the car. It is a 94,
and I have heard of problems with the intake manifold gaskets with the 3.1
engines, and sure enough, that is exactly what failed.

The last warranty I got was just a basic powertrain, and did not cover seals
and gaskets, and of course I had a head gasket problem, and it wasn't
covered.

So if you are going to go for the warranty, my advice would be to spend the
extra 50 bucks or whatever it is and make sure you upgrade to include seals
and gaskets.

There were absolutely no problems with the warranty company. The garage
dealt with them, and all I have to pay is a $100 deductible. I am definitely
thinnking about extending the warranty for another 12,000 km. Especially
after having water in the oil, there could be some damage to the engine that
may not become evident for another 10,000 km or so.

Regards,
KDawg

"munir" wrote in message

  > >I bought a warranty with the car from a 3rd party company.
 >
 > that working out for ya well? I know of a couple people who bought used
 > cars/trucks and had 3rd party extended and it was a big hassle to submit
 > claims, required pay-out and then reimbursment from the warranty co. and
most
 > dealers wouldn't do the work, which left them to the after market repair
shops
 > like Pep Boys, etc...
 >
 > Unless you're buying a vehicle with a history of troubles, the aftermarket
 > extended warranty, as well as the MFG's extended warranty is like buying
 > insurance at the black jack table; a sucker's bet...
 >
 > but that's MHO, YMMV natch!
 >
 > Wir welle bleiwe wat mir sin
 > (Letzebuergesch)
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May I ask what the name of this warranty company? Becwuse I am interested
in buying one.
thank you
"KDawg" wrote in message

 > Well it seems to have payed off this time. It was only a 12,000 km
warranty,
 > and that can go by very quickly. I was lucky that this problem happened
now
 > and not in another 1500 km, because that's about all I have left. I paid
 > about 300 Canadian for the warranty, and I made sure it included seals and
 > gaskets. I went for the warranty becuase of the age of the car. It is a
94,
 > and I have heard of problems with the intake manifold gaskets with the 3.1
 > engines, and sure enough, that is exactly what failed.
 >
 > The last warranty I got was just a basic powertrain, and did not cover
seals
 > and gaskets, and of course I had a head gasket problem, and it wasn't
 > covered.
 >
 > So if you are going to go for the warranty, my advice would be to spend
the
 > extra 50 bucks or whatever it is and make sure you upgrade to include
seals
 > and gaskets.
 >
 > There were absolutely no problems with the warranty company. The garage
 > dealt with them, and all I have to pay is a $100 deductible. I am
definitely
 > thinnking about extending the warranty for another 12,000 km. Especially
 > after having water in the oil, there could be some damage to the engine
that
 > may not become evident for another 10,000 km or so.
 >
 > Regards,
 > KDawg
 >


   > > >I bought a warranty with the car from a 3rd party company.
  > >
  > > that working out for ya well? I know of a couple people who bought used
  > > cars/trucks and had 3rd party extended and it was a big hassle to submit
  > > claims, required pay-out and then reimbursment from the warranty co. and
 > most
  > > dealers wouldn't do the work, which left them to the after market repair
 > shops
  > > like Pep Boys, etc...
  > >
  > > Unless you're buying a vehicle with a history of troubles, the
aftermarket
  > > extended warranty, as well as the MFG's extended warranty is like buying
  > > insurance at the black jack table; a sucker's bet...
  > >
  > > but that's MHO, YMMV natch!
  > >
  > > Wir welle bleiwe wat mir sin
  > > (Letzebuergesch)
 >
 >
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The name of mine is Lubrico Warranty, I am pretty sure they are available
North America wide. There was no hassles with them, and I would recommend
them to anyone. My previous warranty company was called Global Warranty, and
I had a bad experience with them.

Regards,
KDawg
"Joseph A. Zupko" wrote in message

 > May I ask what the name of this warranty company? Becwuse I am interested
 > in buying one.
 > thank you


  > > Well it seems to have payed off this time. It was only a 12,000 km
 > warranty,
  > > and that can go by very quickly. I was lucky that this problem happened
 > now
  > > and not in another 1500 km, because that's about all I have left. I paid
  > > about 300 Canadian for the warranty, and I made sure it included seals
and
  > > gaskets. I went for the warranty becuase of the age of the car. It is a
 > 94,
  > > and I have heard of problems with the intake manifold gaskets with the
3.1
  > > engines, and sure enough, that is exactly what failed.
  > >
  > > The last warranty I got was just a basic powertrain, and did not cover
 > seals
  > > and gaskets, and of course I had a head gasket problem, and it wasn't
  > > covered.
  > >
  > > So if you are going to go for the warranty, my advice would be to spend
 > the
  > > extra 50 bucks or whatever it is and make sure you upgrade to include
 > seals
  > > and gaskets.
  > >
  > > There were absolutely no problems with the warranty company. The garage
  > > dealt with them, and all I have to pay is a $100 deductible. I am
 > definitely
  > > thinnking about extending the warranty for another 12,000 km. Especially
  > > after having water in the oil, there could be some damage to the engine
 > that
  > > may not become evident for another 10,000 km or so.
  > >
  > > Regards,
  > > KDawg
  > >


   > > > >I bought a warranty with the car from a 3rd party company.
   > > >
   > > > that working out for ya well? I know of a couple people who bought
used
   > > > cars/trucks and had 3rd party extended and it was a big hassle to
submit
   > > > claims, required pay-out and then reimbursment from the warranty co.
and
  > > most
   > > > dealers wouldn't do the work, which left them to the after market
repair
  > > shops
   > > > like Pep Boys, etc...
   > > >
   > > > Unless you're buying a vehicle with a history of troubles, the
 > aftermarket
   > > > extended warranty, as well as the MFG's extended warranty is like
buying
   > > > insurance at the black jack table; a sucker's bet...
   > > >
   > > > but that's MHO, YMMV natch!
   > > >
   > > > Wir welle bleiwe wat mir sin
   > > > (Letzebuergesch)
  > >
  > >
 >
 >
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Thanks for the response. I have had the repair done, and it seems to be fine
now.

Regards,
KDawg
"John Horner" wrote in message

   > > > My question is this. How long can I go before it causes serious or
   > > > irreversible damage to the engine.
 >
 > I would stop driving it now. By the time you are seeing milky stuff on
the
 > dipstick your oil is part oil, part water. The extra wear on bearings,
etc.
 > can be severe.
 >
 > John
 >
 >
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there is a minimal amount of moisture on the inside of the oil cap .the
dipstick looks normal ,no grey or brown sludge but i can see were coolant
has been seeping from the heads ,enough to leave a couple drops
overnight.seems to be running fine .Any advise would be apprieciated
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