Oil in Water Coolant A Critical Examination of Its Effects

You are correct, the two places pressurized oil could enter coolant is the turbo and oil cooler. Typically it's an oil cooler failure. If the ... It may be pushing oil into the system down in the waterpump area where maybe a gasket isn't sealing. I think that's the only pressurized oil ... If you have oil mixed with coolant in the reservoir, you will notice a thick, milky or gravy-like substance that is a tell-tale sign that you have this issue. I dunno how many times I need to explain this. Oil in the coolant does not mean head gasket. Never has, never will. No no no no no. 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 ... as in the oil drops are suspended and floating in the coolant? check your oil level next and look for white goo on the inside of the oil filler ... Whoever said oil and water don't mix has never seen this. But oil in the coolant doesn't get beaten that much, and oil being lighter than ... This happens because the o ring seals on the water pump have gone bad and turned hard as a rock and because of the seals can no longer separate ... I don't know about your particular model but a failed thermostat housing is commonly the cause on other vehicles as oil and water come into ... Blown head gasket\cracked head if you're not getting a CEL with a miss. Oil and coolant only combine into that nice brown goo under high ...