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I know this is a long story, but i SERIOUSLY need some advise.
Okay so my car has been sitting im the drive way for about three months. Monday we finally got it started, went to look to see if all fluids were good, and the oil and coolent were really low. Both were topped off. We had a hard time getting it started, but it finally cought. the next day i had a really hard time starting it up (about 15 min.).
So i decide to take it to a certified Volvo spcialist and they tell me
1)all the coolent is gone and that i have water in my engine
2) i either have a blown head gasket, or the "engine is fried"
replacement of a head gasket will cost me $700 to begin with
a motor swap would be "around 3 grand"
so i get a second opinion
a GOOD friend referes me to a mechanic, i tell him what the other guys told me. So he checks the oil and says that they were feeding me a bunch of bullshit. he said i have none of the problems mentioned above. I wont say exactly what he said since this already a long ass story, but he said it was a coolent system problem.
What shold i do?
The car is a 1990 Volvo 740 Turbo
I know this is a long story, but i SERIOUSLY need some advise.
Okay so my car has been sitting im the drive way for about three months. Monday we finally got it started, went to look to see if all fluids were good, and the oil and coolent were really low. Both were topped off. We had a hard time getting it started, but it finally cought. the next day i had a really hard time starting it up (about 15 min.).
So i decide to take it to a certified Volvo spcialist and they tell me
1)all the coolent is gone and that i have water in my engine
2) i either have a blown head gasket, or the "engine is fried"
replacement of a head gasket will cost me $700 to begin with
a motor swap would be "around 3 grand"
so i get a second opinion
a GOOD friend referes me to a mechanic, i tell him what the other guys told me. So he checks the oil and says that they were feeding me a bunch of bullshit. he said i have none of the problems mentioned above. I wont say exactly what he said since this already a long ass story, but he said it was a coolent system problem.
What shold i do?
The car is a 1990 Volvo 740 Turbo