I had a dark blue 1997 2.5GT five-speed sedan for a few years. I really liked that car a lot. Not fast per se but it handled well, was comfortable, and looked great.
Head gasket is a good start and a great outcome given the alternatives.
It took me 6 hours to replace the head gaskets on my 2011 Audi S5 V8. It wasn’t hard, just time consuming.
I have this exact same car and it started throwing rich oil, misfiring on 1 and 4 plus low coolant. I replaced the coil packs and plugs myself and the codes still popped up. Had fuel injectors replaced and it fixed codes but coolant still ran low. Head gasket was the culprit.
Had this happen with my 2017, bad head gasket, coolant intrusion at 70k miles.
My jeep did the same thing. Turned out to be my head gasket.
Early models have head gasket... issues.
Just got my ‘05 4Runner with 200k miles on it back from the shop after a blown head gasket. Mechanic said it’s a common issue around that year’a model of 4Runner so may want to do some research on that since it’s at similar mileage.
My head gasket went at 65000 miles. All maintenance intervals was done. Synthetic oil. 1 driver. Gentle miles. After googling, this is/was a major problem with the 1.5.
2018 Ford Escape Titanium 2.0
136,000 Miles just about had the same issue, the trembling and then noticing the coolant tank emptying but no leaks anywhere ????♂️ where we park. But the car still runs good an all. It overheated at first but then I filled up the coolant tank and everything was fine. But now every now and then I have to check the coolant tank to make sure it’s not completely empty and refill it
I have noticed some whiteish residue in the oil cap of the engine so that’s getting me worried. Mechanic told me the head gasket needs to be replaced and total labor is about $3300
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