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1996 Chevy Lumina gasket problem

Tiny
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  • 1996 CHEVROLET LUMINA
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 106,000 MILES
My 1996 lumina started knockin 2 days ago.
There is coolant leakage into engine oil which causes oil to be milky. I searched on the net and found out that intake manifold gasket failure is common problem for Lumina. I probably drove 20 miles with the coolant leaked into oil. Can I still get away with fixing only the gasket or do I need something more to it like rebuilding the engine?
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 AT 3:24 PM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

you should be OK, replace the faulty gasket and flush the engine oil and change the filter, you may have to do this twice, but I feel that you should not have done any damage. But don't wait get it done now.

Mark (mhpautos)
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