It's an '87 ford tempo 2.3 L with lots of miles on it. 175,000. She was driving it OK when it just quit at a redlight. She had it towed to a repair shop and had it fixed. They listed the repairs on the bill and one of them was an oil change due to gas in the oil. With 175,000 miles on it I know the engine is getting ready for some work. It doesn't burn oil [yet] and the car is rarely used. Now that I have it to maintain, what are the causes for gas in the oil? I don't know how much was in there because I heard about all of this on the phone. Would a head gasket be getting to go out? Personally I think it should be retired but she's bent on keeping it fixed because it was her first car. Any thoughts?
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17 years ago