Conquer Oil Contamination in Water Coolant

If you have coolant in the oil, it's seeping past a head gasket more than likely. I'm not aware of a way for a water pump to cause an internal ... Under the oil fill cap there was that light brown stuff that forms when oil and water come together. Also drained the water from the coolant ... When you look at the dipstick, and the fluid appears to be rather milky, you might have coolant in the oil. Here are other signs to watch for. The only thing that can cause it is a head gasket leak. You will need to have the engine pressure tested to see if the head gaskets are leaking. I have a 09 Beetle, my mechanic called me with my issue and it was a failed oil cooler. I had oil in the coolant and the car overheated. Change Filter also. If oil level is above full mark on dip stick, the oil pan is over full with oil or coolant or both. You may just have ... A blown head gasket allowing oil into the coolant would also allow coolant into the oil, causing a frothy or milky look. The water does not have to be moving from the jacket to the cylinder chamber for it to be a head gasket. The coolant can be moving through ... Coolant reservoir was overfull and also oily. Radiator, on the other hand, was not full. Needing to leave right away, I topped it off with water ... (flushed cooling system with 16L of coolant after the repair, ran tons of water through the reservoir) Replaced the radiator, thinking that ...