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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dremen" data-source="post: 361577" data-attributes="member: 6773">it depends upon where the seal is. If it is a hose I have patched them with JB weld wrapped with duct tape clamped in 2 of those circular clamps. I did this a few times for months.There is also a head gasket, which is burried in the engine. Not hard to change if you know what you are doing. I had this happen before. If you have an aluminum engin you cannot wait if the head gasket is gone. you could ruin the whole engine. I'm not sure about your oil pressure though. To replace the head gasket on a 89 toyota cresida cost me $1200 bucks 3 years ago. I had to sell some firearms to help pay for it. Happened 2 days before x-mas.If you let this go it will blow your engine. If you make sure there is plenty of coolent in it you sould be able to drive it for a few miles. But the hotter it gets the more dangerous, if it is a hot day I would forget about it. If the coolent is leaking out there is no way for it to get cool.The head gasket is near the mid to bottom of the engine itself, and there is a seem where the 2 parts of the engine meet. If it is leaking here you might be better off getting another used car. There are also soft plugs near the sides of the engine towardsthe bottem. These can blow out and are cheap to fix. You couldn't do it your self though. IF it is near the hoses you should be ok.I can't help on the oil pressure I'm not a mechanic. I've just had every problem under the sun with used cars!-D</blockquote>

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