new here, hope i get the help or advice i need
Ok, the well known intake manifold gasket. Two mechanics told me it is due to using "green" antifreeze and NOT dexcool...true?
Anyway, i searched searched and searched and couldn't find the problem i'm having. I have the leak, but the problem is my lifters are now bad from it. Soon as the lifters started to make noise, I immediatly parked the car, and it's been sitting for about 3 months since. Now's the time i'm ready to fix it, I get about $800 estimates, but the problem i'm having is they tell me there is no way to find out if the engine is bad from this problem at this point. Basically I can get the job done, pay for it, and the engine can still be bad...is this true?
Other than that, what parts am i looking at for this job? Obviously the gasket(i'ma go with the felpro) and lifters, but what other odds and ends am I going to need? I MIGHT be risky and do the job, or buy the parts and take it to a shop to put in.
Ya know, my concern is wasting $800 to change lifters on abad engine. Any signs or way of knowing if the engine is shot? Any help is appreciated or if any mechanics in the nj/nyc area do side work, talk to me