2012 cascadia dd15 blown head gasket

Thanks alot! I was stressed when he told me 12k. Ive only been having that loosing coolant problem for about 3 weeks. But i have been running heavy and lots of miles in the heat in the southwest region. However i dont want to have a breakdown if i push it. Im actually loaded now and have to give back the load.

If i can get this blown head gasket taken care of for 6-8k i would be fine with paying that and getting back on the road. 12k would set me back pretty hard especially the downtime for what would be like 2 weeks.

I will definitely take it elsewhere then. Ironically that repair shop has a huge sign that says "honest fair prices" in the front of their shop.

 

Well the speedco oil analysis says i have indications of coolant in my oil. My coolant goes low pretty fast, and with that mechanics diagnosis i was certain it was a head gasket. Im taking it to freightliner and having them look at it. I think the coolant burn into the dpf is what is giving me a MIL light and code eec 61 spn 4364. Yes i think the doser would need to be looked at as well. I figured if they are gonna do a head gasket might as well have them look/check everything

 

The mechanic says he's 100% sure its a head gasket. He isnt a commercial truck mechanic but a diesel mechanic. He has worked on them before. Im having freightliner look at it tomorow, hopefully it isnt too expensive and i can get back on the road.

 

Hey just to update you guys, i feel so relieved it wasn't a blown head gasket! The 2nd shop i took it to found it to be a bad egr cooler, ive never felt so good to see a 2700 dollar bill in my life. I made 2900 the last week of driving minus fuel so i'll just take it as a smaller loss than what i originally thought was going to he 7-10k. Hope thats all they find

Thanks for the help guys!