I am buying a mustang gt for 2500 from my friend there is coolant in the spark plug area and there is a coolant leak the car dosent start is the engine finished and is this a good deal

Heres the specs on the car
1996 mustang gt 4.6l
242000km
stereo
new tires
clutch ***.
Cloth seats
2500

 

Run away as fast as you can! if there is coolant in the the combustion chamber then you have a crack somewhere (heads, block, etc).

Unless it is a project car and you plan on ripping the engine out and starting over, don't do it!

BAD MOJO!!!

 

He said the engine is done in his OP. For just the car, youll need a new engine Id offer 2k if the body looks good

 

He would have better luck and less headache if he just found a different car.

 

Could just be a head gasket too. Start the car up and remove the radiator cap. If coolant over flows out the rad then it sounds like a gasket, If you have coolant in the oil then walk away or offer him $1,275 for it.

 

define spark plug area... to someone that may not know much "not saying you dont" it might not be toast

but on a side note 2500 is probably too much

 

not 100% sure but im assuming its why the car dosent start

 

see the part where the rad hose is connected to thats where its leaking from if there was an arrow in front of the blue cpr thing that metal thing with the 2 screws dont know what its called thats where its leaking from n a belt tensioner thats what he said is wrong with it n said itll cost bout 400 -500 to fix everything

 

Its got more mods than what you have listed bro...

The little thing with the two bolts is the thermostat housing, I believe. You can replace the gasket and line it with some sealer

The tensioner is common to go bad on supercharged cars, but that one doesnt look boosted.. anymore at least.

If it doesnt have coolant in the cylinder like your OP, that looks nice.

 

these were his exact words "theres coolant on the spark plugs" could coolant get in from the thermo housing piece or is it from somewhere else another leak i should be looking at and if i open up the valve cover could i see the problem?? my main question is weather the engine is toast and if so n e one know a place for a cheap replacement