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HAVE MILSHAKE
HAVE COOLANT COMING THRU CAP LOOKS LIKE A MILKSHAKE AND OIL LEVEL WAS LOW CAR WAS JSUT BOUGH AND NOW PREVIOUS OWNER THIS JUST HAPPENED A COUPLE DAYS FATER I DROVE IT 1OO MILES RAD RESIVIOR WAY OVER FULL ADDED 2 QTS OIL ITS CLEAN BUT MADE IT LEAK MORE OUT OF RESIVOR CAR NEVER OVER HEATED OR CHK ENG LIGHT CAR RUNS FINE HAVENT DROVE SINCE I SAW IM THINKING OIL COOLER ?
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HAVE COOLANT COMING THRU CAP LOOKS LIKE A MILKSHAKE AND OIL LEVEL WAS LOW CAR WAS JSUT BOUGH AND NOW PREVIOUS OWNER THIS JUST HAPPENED A COUPLE DAYS FATER I DROVE IT 1OO MILES RAD RESIVIOR WAY OVER FULL ADDED 2 QTS OIL ITS CLEAN BUT MADE IT LEAK MORE OUT OF RESIVOR CAR NEVER OVER HEATED OR CHK ENG LIGHT CAR RUNS FINE HAVENT DROVE SINCE I SAW IM THINKING OIL COOLER ?
Oil cooler (aka oil/water heat exchanger)? Possibly. Cracked head? Maybe. Bad AOS? Could be.
You or someone needs to ID the source of the intermix ASAP and get that intermixed coolant/oil out of the engine double ASAP. Then perform a proper flush to remove all traces of the intermixed fluids then of course refill with the proper fluid.
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The oil cooler located on the top right of the engine has both oil and coolant in it. Since the oil pressure is higher than the coolant pressure, oil will migrate to the coolant. As said, another source is a cracked head. Do not run the engine until you find the problem. Drain the coolant now and flush the system completely or your hoses will rapidly go bad. Then you will have to find the problem.
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