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    Jan 9, 2010, 11:04 AM
    Saturn sl2 1999 questions
    My Saturn smoked a lot and went through a lot of oil. When I brought it in for an oil change, was told the oil looked like "mayonnaise" and I need a new head gasket... very expensive. Car runs fine, no lights on... could there be another problem?
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    Jan 9, 2010, 11:09 AM

    Sounds like the head gasket is leaking coolant into the engine oil (milky). You could also have a cracked head--neither prospect is good.

    Test each cylinder's compression. It may help you decide if it's a head gasket problem or not. If the color of the smoke is white, it's burning coolant. If the smoke is blue, it's burning oil.
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