[Vwdiesel] Oil is in my cooling system water

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On Jul 18, 2006, at 8:14 PM, Sherwin Goff wrote:

> To all you wonderful VW Diesel lovers out there:
>
>   My three questions are:
>   1.) What problem do I now have that is allowing engine oil to  
> escape into my cooling system?
>
Either you have a blown head gasket or a leaking oil cooler (if you  
have a turbo).
>   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?
>
Leaking head gasket allows oil to bypass under or over the gasket  
from the oil galleries/passageways into the nearby coolant passages/ 
galleries.
>   3.) What kind of damage could this have done to my engine (if any)?
Eventually, if it is a leaking head gasket, car will overheat, score  
the cylinder walls and ruin the engine (don't ask me how I personally  
know this, it will embarass me).
>        (a) What then are the solutions
>        to the problem I now have and;
If it is a bad head gasket, you just need to bite the bullet and  
replace it along with new stretch, head bolts.
>   (b) What is the solution to what may have caused this problem to  
> begin with?
Gasket failure is pretty common, particularly in the diesels being  
run in the Westies - lots of weight, low power, too much heat.  You  
could try adding an external oil cooler to keep engine temps down.

Just my view from this side of the Sahara (Texas, 107 degrees  
yesterday, possibly 109 today!!!)
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