Posted by RAB on April 24, 2008 at 00:33:41 from (195.93.21.134):
In Reply to: 550 coolant leak posted by yellowbackhoe/loader on April 23, 2008 at 21:23:31:
Check out soonest. If there is antifreeze in the oil the bearings will soon be bad if you continue to run it.
Could be - a crack (head, block, liner); leaking gasket; leaking O rings on liner; core plug; someone added it by mistake or otherwise. who knows until it is checked out. If it is radiator water leaking, a pressure test (probably with the pan off) would likely help to locate the leak.
Head gasket might be blowing gases into the water and over pressuring it unless it is just leaking across to the oil return passages.
Like I said, check it out soon or expect to lose the engine to a major overhaul in the near future.
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