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I've had this before and it turned out to be the oil cooler had a very small hole in it, and needed to be replaced. Roughly $1200 about two years ago. In my case, on top of the fluid in the reservoir having a chocolate color to it, it had started to leak out of the cap of the radiator reservoir. This is due to the added pressure of the oil system. If you don't see this at all, then it could be a blown head gasket as well as a few other things. I have a 2000 Saab, and have been told this is a common problem though, so the oil cooler is my best guess. Kind of a complicated repair, it is internal to the engine (on my model)

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