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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:29 PM
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I flushed my coolant system today and there was a lot of oil in the coolant. I checked the oil and there is no sign of coolant. Could it be the head gasket? I am afraid it might be a cracked head. There is no drop in engine performance or any white smoke coming from the exhaust and the coolant level is always right on. Any suggestions would be great.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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Not sure, maybe A woman got ahold of it and put oil in the coolant. Otherwise I would just Fill the coolant back up and keep an eye on it. if it is running fine I would not worry about it for now.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 05:06 PM
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That's funny!! yeah I plan on checking it next oil change. I hope it is not a big problem waiting to strand me far from home one day.
 
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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Could be a head gasket or worst.

In theory, you probably would also have coolant mixing with the engine oil which can generate a milky type consistency (similar to my buddy's 289 V-8 did).

I'd check the tip of the dipstick regularly till your next oil change.
 
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