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Most likely a blown head gasket. Engine coolant (water) is getting into the oil from the blown gasket and turning it light brown due to emulsification. Although the engine will still run, the lubricating qulaity of the oil is greatly reduced and you can soon ruin the engine if you continue to drive it. While seemingly daunting, it is a relatively straight-forward repair on most cars and can be performed in an afternoon (3-4 hrs) by a moderately experienced & careful "shade-tree" mechanic, a decent set of tools and a good repair book. Cost of parts (gasket kit) should be <$100, the rest is labor. Getting it repaired at a shop, don't be surprised to pay in the neighborhood of $1000.
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What color will engine oil turn in radiator?
When mixed with coolant in the radiator it tends to look like a chocolate milkshake.
What happen if cylinder head have a leaking?
white smoke out tailpipe.............coolant in engine oil looks like a chocolate milkshake
How do you tell head gasket gone?
Check the oil for coolant ot the coolant for oil. It will be a yellowish colored crud. The car will probably overheat too.
What would cause radiator fluid to have a brownish milkshake look to it?
bad head gasket go to auto store borrow cooling presser check if the coolant looks like a strawberry milkshake, check the transmission fluid, the transmission oil cooler inside the radiator is bad. if the coolant looks like a chocolate milkshake, probably head gasket as said above.
What type of oil coolant and transmission fluid goes in a 1996 Dodge Stratus?
5w30 oil, "Green" colored coolant, "Dexron plus three" trans fluid and gasolne
Do a leaky head gasket on a dodge ram 2001 5.9 l cause a miss?
Yes it would. As well as white smoke, Oil/coolant consumption, And think "milkshake" like oil when you drain it.
Will blown valve cover gasket cause an engine tick?
No. It would cause the coolant and oil to mix and it would look like a Milkshake drain oild and check it.
How does coolant enter the chamber from a blown head gasket?
The head of an engine is cooled from passages in the block. When you blow a head gasket the coolant gets by the passages and into the combustion chamber. Sometimes the coolant doesn't go into the chamber but goes into the oil pan causing the engine oil to turn a milky brown color (looks like a chocolate milkshake).
What are symptoms of a cracked head or bad head gasket?
Common symptoms are loss of power, missing cylinders (lost compression), coolant in the oil (looks like a chocolate milkshake), oil/fuel in the coolant (looks like coolant, smells like fuel), noise, overheating, white smoke from the exhaust, air bubble escaping form the radiator, loss of coolant with no apparent leak, and a foamy substance on the underside of the oil fill cap.
Why is the oil chocolate milk colored in my 94 Nissan Pathfinder?
The oil has coolant in it. The normal causes are a failed head gasket, a cracked head, or a internally failed oil cooler.
What would cause the volume of motor oil in your car increase over time?
If air or fluid was getting into the oil passages. Is the oil looking "bubbly" or "milkshake" like? Then coolant is getting into the oil, either by head gasket or somewhere else. If it smells gassy then fuel is getting into the oil.
How do you tell if you have oil in your coolant?
I'm not a mechanic / technician but from what I have heard your engine oil will turn kind of milky looking if antifreeze is getting into the engine oil Also , the oil level will keep rising on the dipstick ( I did have a vehicle once that I had pink colored antifreeze in it , the oil would actually float on top of the antifreeze after the engine was shut down for a while , it wouldn't mix but the oil level on the dipstick kept going up and the engine coolant kept going down ( Sorry , I reviewed my answer and it's for coolant in the oil )
