1998 Chevy Lumina Cylinder head gasket

SCHMALEN

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1998 CHEVROLET LUMINA
6 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
130,000 MILES

Hi, my name is Andreas and i am from Germany. i have to change the cylinder head gasket from my lumina its an 3.8 liter engine. Is ther also any other gasket to change? if yes which one. Part's

regards
andreas

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Hi schmalen, Welcome to 2carpros and TY for the donation

You'll be needing the intake manifold gasket, exhaust manifold gasket exhaust pipe donut and valve cover gasket-I can't make out the picture-it looks like a heat shield

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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 AT 11:08 AM

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Hi, on the first photo you can see "arrowhead" there is th cylinderhead, bacaus I fix the photo from the undersite of my car, if you look on that photo, there is oil, I think the gasket has aleak. Curios, I have no coolant in the oil, only oil coms down

is that possible to got an Gasket Kit for that Motor?

Regards
Andreas

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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 AT 11:19 AM

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You sure its not coming from the oil pan gasket, oil pressure switch or the valve cover-you need to determine exactly where its leaking, oil leak moves around and can miss lead you

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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 AT 11:54 AM

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Hi, oil pan gasket no, because the oil comes from top.

Maybe oil pressure switch or the valve cover, because around that switch and to the right is a lot of oil.

I think I have at first to clean up the motor, and then I watch where the oil comes from.

Kindley regards

p.S. What is exhaust pipe donut

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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 AT 12:02 PM

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