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ENGINE OIL GETTING IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM
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FREDERICK
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Sep 20, 2013, 1:05 PM
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ENGINE OIL GETTING IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM
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I HAVE A 1999 MERCURY SABLE GS 3.0 WITH 145,000 MILES THAT IS GETTING ENGINE OIL INTO THE COOLANT . WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS ?
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Hammer Time
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Sep 20, 2013, 1:14 PM
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Are you sure it's engine oil and not transmission fluid?
Does the car have an engine oil cooler?
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FREDERICK
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Sep 20, 2013, 6:33 PM
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NO COOLER, AND THE ANTIFREEZE HAS TURNED TO PEANUTBUTTER!!!!!!!
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Hammer Time
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Sep 20, 2013, 6:35 PM
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Sounds like a cracked head or blown head gasket.
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Discretesignals
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Sep 21, 2013, 5:16 AM
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You should definitely rule out the transmission cooler in the radiator before ripping the heads. I'd pressurize the transmission cooler with air and see if you get bubbles in the radiator.
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FREDERICK
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Sep 21, 2013, 8:39 AM
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WOULD TRANS. FLUID TURN IT BROWN OR RED AS THE TRANS. FLUID IS DEXTRON\MERCON???
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Discretesignals
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Sep 21, 2013, 8:48 AM
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Depends on the color of the transmission fluid. Trans fluid turns dark when it get old and full of friction material.
If the transmission fluid is nice and pink, it will have a strawberry milkshake looking color to it.
This is what coolant inside the transmission looks like:
Either way, you should have the radiator cooler pressurized as stated above before condemning the heads.
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FREDERICK
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Sep 21, 2013, 3:24 PM
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THAT IS WHAT THE ANTIFREEZE RESERVOR LOOKS LIKE, MILKEY PEANUTBUTTER PASTE LOOK???
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Discretesignals
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Sep 21, 2013, 4:36 PM
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All you need now is some jelly and a couple slices of bread.
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FREDERICK
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Sep 23, 2013, 7:48 PM
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THANKS
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