96GTdad

Hello, I am new to the site. I have a 96 GT with 130,00 miles. The previous owner dogged the crap out of the carI feel. It seemed to be in good running order whenI got it and have only had it about one month. The low oil light came on today. I added 1 quart of oil and decided to check the other fluid levels thats whenI dicovered the coolant expansion tank full of oil!Something has failed recently whether itis a head gasket, or the heads I dont know, there is no water in thecrankcase and the engine runs fine.I fear the worst, but was curious if anyone else has been through this and what the findings were? If so, should I go ahead and start shopping for a set of PI heads? My budget is'nt ready for this, but if I have to pull the heads I am going to make it worth the trouble! Thanks for your help.

Modular_Madness96

Yup its a head gasket so start shopping.

Between now and then hope the opposite doesnt happen and you mix coolant in the oil then you will be shopping for a new engine.

Obsequious1

I'm guessing its a head gasket. If it wasn't oil in the coolant it would be coolant in the oil. That was always a badhead gasket or intake manifold gasket sign. Beat me up if I'm wrong.

jhell00

u better hope ur head not warped...

contentsunderpressur

Engine oil doesn't flow through the intake so it's got to be a blown head gasket or a cracked head I would think.

96GTdad

Thanks for the input. I've parked the car until the problem is solved to prevent further damage.

ackuric

Great oppurtunity to do a pi swap. www.car-part.com for the cheapest set of heads for a 99-04 pi 2v 4.6 unless someone is practically giving them away locally. g/l. Theres a good chance the seller you bought from used some stop-leak or 'alumi-seal' to hide the blown head gasket for the sale, theres also the chance it was just her time.