Cylinder head gasket is ready to blow

RONALDMOORE10

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2008 TOYOTA
73,000 MILES

Car has been overheating periodically, although cools itself when I slow down or stop.
Water has oil in it, inside of bottle is very black.
Oil is very thin, oil change light on.
Has not lost power though.
Only 5 years old with 73000 miles on the odometer.
Car is a Toyota Auris SR 180 2.2 LTR. D-CAT.
2231cc engine.

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MHPAUTOS

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I would be checking for a head gasket problem first and get the radiator cleaned as the oil in the coolant will be coating the core tubes and reducing the cooling efficiency due to blockage.

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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013 AT 5:48 PM

RONALDMOORE10

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IT IS VERY APPRECIATED AS I AM PULLING MY HAIR OUT AT THE MOMENT!

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Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 AT 2:06 AM

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There is no such thing as a magic fix in a can, they just don't work.

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Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 AT 4:34 AM

RONALDMOORE10

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Thank you, nose back to the grindstone then.
Plenty of adverts for it though.

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Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 AT 9:15 AM

MHPAUTOS

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This stuf and other products like it work on creating a blockage in the gasket, it may hold of a very short time or just slow it down a little, but in the end it will still need fixing properly, if a radiator additive is used to stop a combustion leak, most of it ends up blocking the radiator and often it requires a new radiator as well as getting the head fixed.