Oil in Water Coolant Unleashing the Power of Prevention and Troubleshooting

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 ... If there is coolant in the oil, you will find it when you pull the drain plug. Oil floats on top of water, so the water will collect at the ... 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. 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 ... If your car's oil and coolant are mixing together, it's usually a case of having a blown head gasket. (flushed cooling system with 16L of coolant after the repair, ran tons of water through the reservoir) Replaced the radiator, thinking that ... So there two things you need to look at. There are 2 oils that can get into the coolant, engine oil and transmission fluid. It's important you ... Since oil pressure is higher then cooler pressure, the slightest leak in the oil cooler will enter the coolant. Since oil floats on top of water ... A cracked block/head or head gasket might let oil into coolant. I'm not telling you it couldn't be the oil cooler, but you said you just ... Oil in the coolant could just be a bad oil cooler. I had that a while back and a new cooler and gasket solved it. Give that a go before you ...