Hi all,
This past weekend I took my car in to get its regular checkup. I have
a '94 Ford Explorer S****t, 4.0 liter engine, 6 cylinder (I think),
stick ****ft, and over 150,000 miles.
Everything went fine, except when the mechanic showed me the car as it
was hoisted up. He ****ned 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
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