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Thread: T4 oil in coolant

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    T4 oil in coolant

    apart from the head gasket is there anyway that oil could get into the coolant?

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    Oil cooler located just above the oil filter and if its an auto oil cooler on transmission
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    Oil cooler/heat exchanger on the back of the block.
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    OK, thanks will look at it. How do they leak? do they crack?

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    They corrode or break down internally, allowing the coolant and oil to blend.
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    I have no coolant in the oil, just oil in coolant

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    WIll most likely be the cooler.
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    that would be a bit of welcome good luck. Is there an easy way to get to it?

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