usually you have a blown head gasket you have water in the oil i know nothing about these cars but the mechanic says she needs new head gaskets its a 2000 ,3.0 liter just wandering if anyone knows if the head is designed different or will it be the same as usual blown head gasket means water in the oil !!!!!!!!!

What 3.0 engine (the DOHC has 24V badges on it)? What are the symptoms? Did it overheat recently?

What is the 8th vin?The vin U is the vulcan engine and I do not know the 8th vin for the duratec.Does it miss while running?That is a sign of a bad head gasket too sometimes.My advice,get a second and third opinion

hey i figured it out there catch tank was also there filler tank no seal , they drove it around after they picked it up from said mechanic ,no prblems other than catch tank lid was not sealing right , when they got here i looked at it ,told them they wanted your motor or they wanted your money they were trying to scam them into a new engine thanks for the info though i really appreciate it :bigthumb:

Also, head gaskets can blow in between cylinders, in which case there are no oil/water leaks. I had an old 76 Pontiac Sunbird that blew the gasket right in between the third and fourth cylinders and I thought for sure I had a carburetor problem for like a week. The car would drive just fine without even smoking or any other visual problems, but the loss of power was very evident. A friend finally decided to do a compression test and sure enough, blown head gasket.