It's an '87 ford tempo 2.3 L with lots of miles on it. 175,000.
She was driving it OK when it just quit at a redlight. She had it
towed to a repair shop and had it fixed. They listed the repairs
on the bill and one of them was an oil change due to gas in the
oil. With 175,000 miles on it I know the engine is getting ready
for some work. It doesn't burn oil [yet] and the car is rarely
used. Now that I have it to maintain, what are the causes for gas
in the oil? I don't know how much was in there because I heard
about all of this on the phone. Would a head gasket be getting to
go out? Personally I think it should be retired but she's bent on
keeping it fixed because it was her first car. Any thoughts?