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Re: coolant leak
IF your car has a 3.1, it's most likely an intake gasket. They fail at the coolant transfer passage on the rear cylinder head, driver side. The coolant get's forced under the intake, into the lifter valley, causing the coolant to contaminate the oil. I've done many of these jobs, and that's where they all leak. Your first signs will be mysterious loss of coolant, followed by milky, sludge forming on the underside of the oil cap and pcv valve. Get if fixed ASAP, or you risk washing the lower end bearings and blowing your motor. If you put a pressure tester on the readiator where the cap mounts, and pressurize the system to around 20 psi, I'd bet you'll hear a hissing sound and may even see bubbles coming out the rear of the intake where I described. There is a small chance that you have a blown head gasket, and a compression test would determine that.
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