Sorry for not replying sooner. I finally did get the car fixed and running again. But learned a lesson. Never assume you found the true problem and put the whole car back together only to find out, it really was the head gasket. What happened was I thought we found the leak - the water pump gasket w...

I think I found the problem. Looks like the timing cover gasket "blew" open between the water pump and the oil side. Odd to see both leak, but there is one point where both gaskets are close to each other. I have pictures and will try to post them. It's an interesting problem and seems no ...

Thanks for the thoughts and well wishes. I was curious about the statment "our cars have no coolant running through manifold just through throttle body". I was figuring the coolant could have gotten into the crankcase through a crack in the manifold area. But is this not possible? Could a ...

I should have also mentioned there is no water in the radiator and I have good compression on cylinder 1 (the only one tested so far). The plug was dry on that cylinder. The problem first became evident when I had no heat. So most coolant was just being dumped into the crankcase. Seems like some sor...

I have an 03 Vibe GT (with the Code L or OH engine). Lost heat and added coolant. Then checked oil and found tan slime - you know, the ol' oil and water mix. While it did get over heated, it didn't reach the redline. So I don't think I blew the head gasket. I hear there may be ways for water to reac...