Thread: Oil in my coolant? LIM? Need part numbers and what is best to get....

only time i've seen oil in the coolent is when there was an oil cooler involved that become faulty....
otherwise coolent in the oil would mean a head gasket...check your oil cap or dipstick for a milky brownish color...

Originally Posted by beastin1

only time i've seen oil in the coolent is when there was an oil cooler involved that become faulty....
otherwise coolent in the oil would mean a head gasket...check your oil cap or dipstick for a milky brownish color...

I've seen LIM gaskets leak oil into the coolant often enough. And vice versa plenty of times, too.

Originally Posted by Sabrewings

I've seen LIM gaskets leak oil into the coolant often enough. And vice versa plenty of times, too.

thats a new one on me...seeing as though oil temps excel coolent temps the pressure usually goes outwards resulting in coolent leaking out not in... however on cool down i imagine that could happen.... although in all my experiences when oil is found in coolent, it is due to a faulty oil cooler, seeing as though his car does not have an oil cooler, my theory is lacking....
perhaps your right