I was told that i might have a blown head gasket. There is no coolent and oil mixture in the engine. There is a little white smoke but mostly a light blue from the leaking rear main. Also i was told that the spark plugs were replaced 6 months ago and nowthey are completely shot. What would be the cause of that?

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If its smoking that bad you should be able to tell if its oil or antifreeze by the smell, stand behind the car as its running, if its white and you smell a sweet smell its antifreeze if its blue and smells like a oil refinery its oil.

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i would not sujest doing this kinda work your self if your not into working on engines the only reason i say this is that there is a lot that goes into replacing these gaskets you dont really need any special tools you will need a tourge wrench i would go buy a haynes or chiltons repair manual it will give you step by step instructoins on how to do the repairs and after you read the steps then you should be able to decied weather you want to do the repairs. as far as the cost from a shop would charge normal around 350 to 600 depending on if the head needs to be replaced or machined.

Clifford Beard

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• Posted on Feb 07, 2011

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Looks like you have about a 99% chance that it is a blown head gasket. Sorry about that and good luck with what you decide to do.