Hi I'm new here this is for my mothers van. She had her car worked on at a local shop. I don't know if its a scam on a old women or what. The guy that worked on her car said she is loosing oil internal. I looked there is no sign of it any where.I never herd of that myself any help please.. it would be very appreciated. my mother doesn't a lot of money to go buy a new car. nor do i.

 

Usually an interal loss means it it crossing into the coolant jacket of the motor. This can be caused by a a crack in the block or bad head gasket, or sometimes a seal or gasket. A good indicator of internal loss is the anti-freeze will look awful (usually blackish or brownish green) not the normal green color it usually is. Good luck

 

Hi Thanks for the reply.My Mom said the oil light keeps flashing on and off eyery once in awhile. I check the oil a few times in the last 3 days and it has ot lost any. The engine runs fine.Culd it be a sensor going bad.Idont think its a head gasket.I have had that problem On my Boat engine (diesel) before.