In the twin cams i have worked on, the guilty one is either a broken cam, or a bent valve.
Something like that should be consulted by your local repair shop.
Bad head gasket or cracked head. If you continue to drive it you will cause serious damage to internal engine parts.
The Saturn 4 cylinder engines were available in 2 styles, the single overhead cam and the dual overhead cam. In both engine types, the camshafts were always in the head, just under the top cover of the engine. If you remove the top cover (where you install the sparkplugs) you will see the camshaft(s).
The head gasket seals between the head and block. The head gasket is inside the engine, up high.
The head gasket is used to seal between the engine cylinder head and the engine block
CAN??? Yes, certainly. But there will be significant additional costs since the head and EGR system are different.
On a 1999 Ford Explorer : The 4.0 liter V6 engine ( Over Head Valve and Single Over Head Cam ) versions have the engine oil dipstick on the drivers side of the engine
There are two head gaskets in the V 8 1999 mercury mountaineer
Rebuild!!!! There is no need to replace the whole engine. The head gasket is a pretty easy fix if for a machanic. You will save a lot of money this way to. Your looking to spend between $400-$700 depending on who you have do it.
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visual of head bolts on 1999 northstar
No , the 3.0 liter " Vulcan " V6 engine in a 1999 Ford Ranger is an ( Over Head Valve / pushrod design engine )
Cynthia Trudell became the 1st female to head a US car company (Saturn Co.) in 1999.