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Originally Posted by Scott98
I put some UV dye into my 240D and took it to my trusted mechanic to see where oil was leaking from. It turns out oil is leaking from the head gasket. Should I go ahead and replace it? I do notice that my coolant is a little low every now and then - no visible leaks. I've never seen coolant in the oil or vice versa. I know there are further tests to determine whether your head gasket is bad BUT, based on the fact that the UV dye indicated it's leaking, should I go ahead and replace it?
Thanks,
Scott
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I want some more info here! Are you sure it is not the [U]valve cover gasket[U] that is leaking? The head gasket would possibly be bad if you really overheated the engine and on a 240D, the valve guides tend to drop a little holding the valves open slightly so the engine doesn't build compression and continue running. I bought mine with this problem and even running on 3 cylinders, the head gasket STILL wasn't leaking. Something just doesn't feel right here! How does it run otherwise?
