[Vwdiesel] Oil is in my cooling system water

[Terry Briggs]

been down that road, did the fix , a blown head gasket, though mine was 
minor I guess you could say, I drove it like that for a long time prior 
to fixing it as I had to wait until I got the wifes pos subaru fixed 
first {don't EVER buy a subaru with a 2.5 gasser}
On Jul 18, 2006, at 9:14 PM, Sherwin Goff wrote:

> To all you wonderful VW Diesel lovers out there:
>
>   I have three questions.
>
>   My belief is that before I set about to fix a problem, I really need 
> to understand the first cause of the problem.
>
>   If I fix the problem now but do not understand its cause, I can have 
> the same problem again and again.
>
>   After I understand the original cause, then I can better understand 
> the problem. I'm looking for the original cause of the problem.
>
>   1983 VW diesel Westfalia
>
>   My three questions are:
>   1.) What problem do I now have that is allowing engine oil to escape 
> into my cooling system?
>
>   2.) What could have been the original CAUSE or possible CAUSES of my 
> having this oil seeping into my cooling system? What would be the 
> cause of a thing like this ever happening in the first place?
>
>   3.) What kind of damage could this have done to my engine (if any)?
>        (a) What then are the solutions
>        to the problem I now have and;
>   (b) What is the solution to what may have caused this problem to 
> begin with?
>
>   Thanks!
>   Sherwin
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