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Oil on undercarriage and back of car 700 1989

posted by  someone claiming to be Charles on  Wed Jun 19 16:12 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I looked in the FAQ's but I couldn't find this specific subject.
I recently took a 10 hour roundtrip drive and after arriving home and parking the car, we moved the car after about 5 minutes, and there was this large puddle of oilunder the car.
Now, I know I have a small oil leak (it's a Volvo!) but I have never seen this much oil.
I got down on the ground and the undercarriage was stained and streaked with oil as well.
Also, the oil was on the trunk and bumper of the car.
Originally, I thought that the oil cooler had a small leak but now I'm not sure.
The car has 175,000 miles, 25,000 miles of which are mine.
I plan replacing the oil cap gasket, the valve gasket, and the oil cooler.
Does this sound like a head gasket?
I don't have the tools or the space to do this type of work so I'm definitely going to take it to a mechanic. But I hate going in uninformed.
Anyone know of any good Volvo mechanics in the Spokane, WA area?

Chas.






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