Hi all,
This past weekend I took my car in to get its regular checkup. I have a '94 Ford Explorer Sport, 4.0 liter engine, 6 cylinder (I think),
stick shift, and over 150,000 miles.
Everything went fine, except when the mechanic showed me the car as it was hoisted up. He shined a flashlight on two circular indentations that looked like they were leaking and told me that the gasket (I assume he meant the head gasket) and a freeze plug needed to be fixed. He said 3 days and $900.00. He told me I could probably drive around for a little bit, but don't get into any big road trips or the heat would cause my gasket to break, potentially damaging the rest of the engine.
Just to be safe I took my car into another shop today and told them what I was looking for. They hoisted the car up and took a look around, and came back saying that they couldn't find a gasket issue, but I have two freeze plugs leaking and that they could fix it for around $170.
That's a big difference. I'm thinking of going to a third location to see what they say. I also wanted to get the opinions of this group. What do you think? How hard is a gasket issue to find?
Much thanks, Erik
This past weekend I took my car in to get its regular checkup. I have a '94 Ford Explorer Sport, 4.0 liter engine, 6 cylinder (I think),
Everything went fine, except when the mechanic showed me the car as it was hoisted up. He shined a flashlight on two circular indentations that looked like they were leaking and told me that the gasket (I assume he meant the head gasket) and a freeze plug needed to be fixed. He said 3 days and $900.00. He told me I could probably drive around for a little bit, but don't get into any big road trips or the heat would cause my gasket to break, potentially damaging the rest of the engine.
Just to be safe I took my car into another shop today and told them what I was looking for. They hoisted the car up and took a look around, and came back saying that they couldn't find a gasket issue, but I have two freeze plugs leaking and that they could fix it for around $170.
That's a big difference. I'm thinking of going to a third location to see what they say. I also wanted to get the opinions of this group. What do you think? How hard is a gasket issue to find?
Much thanks, Erik