oil in my radiator
walkin986
12-12-2004, 10:13 PM
hello everyone,i got a 1991 pontiac grandprix se, 3.1 liter engine,problem is there is oil in my radiator coolant lots of it but no water in the oil as far as i can tell i wonder if if its just a gasket ty
kustomkid54
12-12-2004, 10:17 PM
Have you checked your oil?
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BadByrdWS6
12-12-2004, 10:32 PM
if ur motor oil level is low, which it most likely is, then u prob have a puncture n ur engine oil cooler. I'm no automotive wizard, but we've had this happen in a combine and a tractor (altho both had diesel engines of course). I believe we used kerosene to try to flush as much oil out of the radiator as we could after fixing the leak. This problem is a better one to have than the opposite (coolant n the engine oil).
kustomkid54
12-12-2004, 10:38 PM
If you check the oil and it's white, foamy or just looks like crap, you have a bad head gasket. It is very rare, but could have a crack in a water jacket and it's getting into your water that way. But I'd go with head gasket.
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