D
detroitmoe
Click here to upgrade
- Reaction score
- 3
- Thunderbird Year
- 2003
Hey everyone. Just bought a 2003 T-Bird w/ 104k miles yesterday and noticed some thick liquid caked on the inside of my coolant cap and reservoir. Went to get it cleaned out at an oil change and mechanic told me it was most likely a head gasket issue since there was a lot of oil surrounding the cap and reservoir and that if it was coming from the transmission the liquid would instead be red. Haven't yet driven he car much so don't know if it overheats, nor do I notice or hear anything wrong when starting or driving the car such as smoke. Carfax says that the car was serviced for a cooling issue a few times in the past year before it was sold at auction. Second opinion at another mechanic took one look as said blown head gasket. Not sure if I should just return car to dealer or get a third opinion as I do not want to part with it. Both strongly recommended I return it to dealer. Hoping for some insight.
This site contains affiliate links for which I may be compensated. As an eBay Partner, and Amazon Associate I may be compensated if you make a purchase at no cost to you.