Oil in antifreeze?

Tiny
JIMBOB ZOOMIE
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  • 2004 MERCEDES BENZ C230
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
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  • 145,000 MILES
Okay, so my water pump went bad and was leaking, so I was just running water through it. Then as I was driving one day the belt came off, so I drove home and parked it and it still had water in the engine I'm assuming. Well, it got really cold for a day or two. About a week after that I got out there and changed the water pump and put a new belt on and filled it with the antifreeze drove down the road a few miles it ran good came home check the reservoir and there was oil in it. I ran some K-seal through the coolant system like it said and there is oil and antifreeze mixed coming from somewhere once pressure builds up in the motor. I haven't done anything else to it yet. I was wondering if it could possibly be something not as bad as a cracked block or something.
Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 AT 9:34 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

If you have oil mixing with the coolant, something came apart. There is a chance something cracked, but the engine has expansion plugs that are designed to prevent the block from cracking. It could even be a failed head gasket.

Is there any evidence of coolant getting into the engine oil?

Take a look through this link and let me know your thoughts:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

Let me know.

Joe
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 AT 8:07 PM

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