Coolant in the motor oil

Tiny
DON PATTERSON
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  • 2015 FORD FUSION
  • 1.5L
  • 4 CYL
  • TURBO
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 74,000 MILES
Car was sputtering at idle. Took it to the Ford dealership who said the oil was overfilled by the Valvoline Care Service. Also there is coolant in the oil.
Advised a $5,000.00 repair to change part of the engine.
I have to get a new car at the beginning of the year to meet my company policy so I don't want to put that much into a car I have to sell in six months.
Monday, June 17th, 2019 AT 1:50 PM

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Tiny
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Hello,

If your vehicle is mixing oil and coolant together than you more than likely have a blown head gasket. If Valvoline Care Service overfilled your engine oil, I would go back to them and see if they could make this right. Overfilling your vehicle's engine oil could definitely cause your head gasket to fail. I have included a couple of links below for you to go to.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/coolantantifreeze-in-the-engine-oil
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Please go through the guides and get back to us with what you find out.

Thanks,
Alex
2CarPros
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Monday, June 17th, 2019 AT 4:52 PM

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