Q: hi i have a 2002 ford contour 2.5 v6 total power loss

asked by on January 18, 2018

hi i have a 2002 ford contour 2.5 v6 ots lost power is blowing blue smoke and has a missfire and exhast fumes out of the oil cap buth there's no oil leak and mi gasses from the expansion tank its also cutting out when hot I'm at a total loss could it be the head gaskets

My car has 85000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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