Originally Posted By: wtd
The 2.2 was famous for head gasket leaks. Every one I have owned, I've had to put a head gasket on and every one that I know that has a vehicle with the early 90's 2.2 had to have head gaskets as well.
our bought new 84 oldsmobile Ciera 4 cyl when new, would leak about one drop out of the head to block area each night..
Olds dealer under warranty replaced the head gasket once, then did it again after surfacing the head, then later (no computers in 84?) found a service bulletin that said many blocks built in a certain time span had a "porosity" in the block. so they replaced the block, reusing all the internal parts, though new bearings. that took dealer about a week. bad foundary work in making the block even tho GM had been making blockss forever. engine then ran past 100k and was passed on to my children.
However that was my last domestic car, since then Nissans, Honda and Toyota.