Better keep a close eye on the oil to have anti-freeze in it also. This is deadly to the engine bearings. As to the cause could be anything. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta GWC www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm On Fri, 2 May 2003, Andy Yarnell wrote: > I have heard several ideas about why I have coolant in my oil, and oil > in the bottom of the expansion tank. > > Is my oil cooler to blame? Broken head stud? Bad cylinder sealing > gaskets (green and black)? > > After looking the archives, I thought it probably was a bad oil cooler, > but now I am not sure after talking to a fellow > Vanagonite near me (Zoran in Golden, CO). > > I would like to hear from those folks who have had this problem, oil and > coolant mixing, and what the problem was, and how > you fixed it. > > Thanks, and have a great weekend! > > Andy > Lakewood, CO > 1987 Wolfsburg GL > 1992 GTi > |
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