Unleash the Power Ultimate Guide to Oil Removal in Water 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. 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Engine oil in coolant! ... Yikes. Not a common issue. My suspicion would be head gasket. Did you buy this car from a dealer? ... That's bad! 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. For coolant to be getting into the oil I'd say you've got a bad oil seal #8 on the oil pump/water pump shaft. Coolant can react to oil and make it sludge, which isn't good, and coolant in your lubrication system would be bad. So the next step is to ... Transmission oil will float on the coolant and make it look dark, murky, and frothy in the coolant reservoir and the radiator.