xjwisconsin
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- sturgeon bay, wisconsin
first off i've got a stock 88 Chief with 4.0l. just bought it a few months ago and it had some oil issues when I got it. last weekend a buddy and i put in a new rear mainseal... was going to do the valve cover and oil filter gaskets at the same time but had issues with the weather so we couldnt.
today I left for my girlfriends parents. Its around 10-15 below here with the windchill... Im doing 65 on the interstate and the wind is pushing straight into me... engine is working hard but not excessive. I get about 80 miles and i notice the oil pressure start to dance... I pull over at a gas station and it looks like my engine puked on itself. Ive got dark oil dripping down from what looks like the back of the inspection plate... looks to be coming from the top end of the engine... also noticed oil around both the vents on the valve cover. also saw a fair amount of thicker looking tan/muddy fluid coming from under the air box(at least thats what it looks like)
I opened the air box up and theres some foamy looking stuff mixed in with some oil
i also looked at the coolant in my bottle and it seems low and its got particulates dark looking
sorry bad pict... but you can see the color from this
so I guess... has my head gasket completely crapped itself.... and thats the muddy fluid that I am seeing? any help would be greatly appreciated... sorry for the long post
today I left for my girlfriends parents. Its around 10-15 below here with the windchill... Im doing 65 on the interstate and the wind is pushing straight into me... engine is working hard but not excessive. I get about 80 miles and i notice the oil pressure start to dance... I pull over at a gas station and it looks like my engine puked on itself. Ive got dark oil dripping down from what looks like the back of the inspection plate... looks to be coming from the top end of the engine... also noticed oil around both the vents on the valve cover. also saw a fair amount of thicker looking tan/muddy fluid coming from under the air box(at least thats what it looks like)
I opened the air box up and theres some foamy looking stuff mixed in with some oil
i also looked at the coolant in my bottle and it seems low and its got particulates dark looking
sorry bad pict... but you can see the color from this
so I guess... has my head gasket completely crapped itself.... and thats the muddy fluid that I am seeing? any help would be greatly appreciated... sorry for the long post