Oil in the radiator

Asked by SGT1969 Oct 13, 2018 at 03:57 PM about the 2002 Dodge Dakota SLT 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Dakota 2002 4.7 W/ auto, An oily brown mixture is showing up in the radiator.
The eng oil is clean and at the right level still. The tran cooler is separate from
the radiator. Where is it coming from?

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F_O_R answered 6 years ago

Head gasket going out. It only takes a little bit of oil to foul the radiator.

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