1995 firebird V8
Asked by Dragboat31 Jul 20, 2019 at 10:07 AM about the 1995 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
1995 Pontiac firebird trans am. Getting oil into the
water. ???? Drives and sounds fine! Puzzled
3 Answers
leaking trans cooler or a compromised water jacket or head gasket.
Dragboat31 answered 5 years ago
It's a 6 speed. Do they still have trans cooler? I assumed if it was a head gasket there would be water in oil? Not oil in water. Do they happen to have an oil cooler?
Not all bad head gaskets cause coolant in the oil, you can also get oil in the coolant, you could also be caused by a cracked head or block. You can try a compression test and a cooling system pressure test. It can be difficult to pinpoint a crack though, short of magnufluxing. I couldn't tell you what coolers (oil or trans) you have, check what (if any) hydraulic lines are running to the radiator.