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joeli16 · Apr 11th, 2008, 01:38 AM

Oh no that's not good.It looks like coolant leaked into the engine and mixed with oil.With your evidence of the rusty looking liquid in the exhaust,I think you have a blown head gasket.That's why you have all kinds of trouble of not starting and very rough idle.

Check your coolant and oil,if any one has the same milky looking fluid.I am positive your head gasket is blown...

It's very strange to have this liquid around the plug...I have read people had coolant leaked around the plug inside and nobody knew why.Before suspecting the head gasket,you should change the valve cover gasket and the gasket for the plugs.They are in one set and cost around $30 and shouldn't be hard to change.

You can also take your car to a shop to have a leak-down test to see if there is head gasket leakage.

Apr 11th, 2008, 01:38 AM	#29 (permalink)
joeli16 Nissan Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ellensburg,WA Posts: 316	Oh no that's not good.It looks like coolant leaked into the engine and mixed with oil.With your evidence of the rusty looking liquid in the exhaust,I think you have a blown head gasket.That's why you have all kinds of trouble of not starting and very rough idle. Check your coolant and oil,if any one has the same milky looking fluid.I am positive your head gasket is blown... It's very strange to have this liquid around the plug...I have read people had coolant leaked around the plug inside and nobody knew why.Before suspecting the head gasket,you should change the valve cover gasket and the gasket for the plugs.They are in one set and cost around $30 and shouldn't be hard to change. You can also take your car to a shop to have a leak-down test to see if there is head gasket leakage. Last edited by joeli16 : Apr 11th, 2008 at 01:44 AM.