Why is there oil in my radiator? 1996 buick park avenue

Asked by dhight40 Dec 16, 2012 at 02:00 AM about the 1996 Buick Park Avenue FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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tenspeed answered 11 years ago

A little bit could be OK. If it's a lot of oil, take it to a repair shop for a engine compression and a coolant system test.

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Statguy answered 11 years ago

I agree with tenspeed. A couple possible causes of this are a blown cylinder head gasket or a crack in the cyinder head.

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John answered 11 years ago

Its not an overhead cam so the only place oil would be pressurised near coolant is either in the radiator or the engine block itself. A head gasket or head being cracked would be coolant in the oil.

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John answered 11 years ago

If a pressure test is done on the cooling system then the oil cooler lines need to be removed from the radiator to prevent oil contamination.

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