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Old 02-28-2006, 07:46 AM
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Default Leaking oil from the engine block, shop told me its a gasket that usually fails
Either head gasket or cam seal gasket, I don't remember which. Any ideas? How bad of a job either one of these?
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Head gasket $$$. Cam gasket 2 hour labor and $30 in parts.
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Default On a scale of 1-10....
Headgasket-11,

Camshaft seal- 6.

Headgasket requires head to come off....
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