1998 Mercury Tracer oil leak

Tiny
ROLODM
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  • 1998 MERCURY TRACER
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 140,000 MILES
Can a blown head gasket cause a major oil leak? It does not overheat or lose any coolant
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 AT 10:19 AM

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Tiny
BLACKOP555
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If it splits just right. Which is rare and it goes through a oil gallery it can leak out of it and to the outside of the block. But it would be hard for it to tear in that area.
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 AT 5:55 PM

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