My 2002 buick century overheated. Never boiled over but now oil on dip stick is brown and thick are the he heads blown

Asked by GuruT5R2R Jun 14, 2018 at 09:29 PM about the 2002 Buick Century Limited Sedan FWD

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what does the exhaust look like ? look under the oil fill cap what do you see ?

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Sounds like a head gasket failure. Would not try to run the engine until you figure out what you would like to do.

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Check your antifreeze. If it's low all of a sudden, or starts looking like the oil, it's a head gasket. Don't run it; it'll cost you some bearings.

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Fluids don't always mix in both directions, depending on where the head gasket failed. Did your antifreeze level drop?

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