Thursday, January 7, 2010

Oil in my Radiator..?

What are the causes for oil to be in my radiator? %26amp; its a manual, not automatic, 1999 chevy camaro, 6cyl.Oil in my Radiator..?
I believe you have a blown headgasket.Oil in my Radiator..?
More common is a leaking lower intake manifold gasket. Happens to the majority of the GM V6 3.1 - 3.4 engines.
Sounds like a head gasket to me. Unless someone dumped some oil in your radiator...


COULD be an intake gasket but chances are you would have coolant in your oil instead.
Sound's like you have a blown head gasket and most likely have damaged the head of your motor. Be careful of mechanics that say you only have to replace the head gasket to make a cheap fix. In most cases the head has to be skimed..
thats not good something is leaking
probably a blown head gasket. check your oil for milkyness, but even without it could still be a blown gasket.





even though there may not be any signs of water in your oil it is still most likely you have a blown head/gasket. at the moment it is probably small. the minute amounts of coolant in the oil would evaporate while running the engine.


as the other posters have said, you should have the head resurfaced as well as the gasket replaced. it may also be possible but unlikely that there is a defect in the engine block, however when this does occur there it is usually big enough that you would definetly notice water in the oil.


my sister blew her head gasket on a 4cyl magna and it cost her $100au for me to fix it, that included sending the head off to be refaced.


good luck
Sorry to hear that. You have a blown head gasket and most likely have damaged the head of your motor. Be careful of mechanics that say you only have to replace the head gasket to make a cheap fix. In most cases the head has to be replaced also and that is not cheap. Good luck.
Could be a cracked head or blown head gasket.....
amen to the other posts! Because of the year of the engine, it may be more cost effective to simply order a long block and replace the whole setup.





Head gaskets blow due to warpage of the heads, or incorrect bolt torque, or quirks of the metal itself. Sure, you could replace the gasket, but that isn't the problem. labor wise, the cost for doing just this part, given all the other bolt ons on the engine and accessories, would be about the same as simply replacing the whole engine, or maybe 1/3 more. besides, most long blocks come with a warranty for 50,000 miles or so.





If yours' is a custom engine, bored out, or some other deal, expect to pay a lot for the work, no matter what it is. In that case, perhaps just finding new heads and mating them to the existing engine would be more cost effective than the scenario above

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