Head Gasket??

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02-19-2010, 11:58 AM

The91XJ

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Head Gasket??

So i was really bored yesterday so i decided to clean the jeep. After i was done i checked the oil and the dipstick had a rusty look to it and had some white substance mixed in with the oil... I'm guessing coolant. I checked my reservoir and it was just about empty... so the coolant had gone somewhere. The only thing is my jeep seemed like it was running great. Temp gauge looked fine and everything

. Could this possibly be the head gasket? Would a compression test tell me? If so what should the compression be at? Any help or ideas are much appreciated thanks!

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02-19-2010, 01:11 PM

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A compression check can tell you,it should be 120-150,but the best way to check for a bad headgasket is with a coolant pressure tester,it will tell you if the system is tight or not.
When I had the same issue I did a compression check and the effected one were around 60-90. it took about 3 months for it to go out completley.