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Water still mixes with oil

Tiny
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  • 2000 VOLVO S40
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Hello, water still mixes with the oil in my car. Even after changing the gasket. Any other solutions will be helpful. Thanks
Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 AT 1:11 PM

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Tiny
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Good afternoon,

Who determined the head gasket was the failure and how did they determine that?

A more common issue is the oil cooler which uses coolant to cool the oil. It is a common issue for mixtures of coolant.

Roy
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 AT 1:18 PM
Tiny
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Hi, the mechanic who fixed it determined that. It did not solve the problem. Any other remedies?
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Saturday, December 1st, 2018 AT 4:56 AM
Tiny
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As I stated in my first response, the oil cooler is more common than the head gasket.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/coolantantifreeze-in-the-engine-oil

Did anyone test the cooler? That would be my next step.

Roy
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Saturday, December 1st, 2018 AT 5:01 AM
Tiny
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I would agree, the oil cooler attached to the oil block is leaking. Have seen techs misdiagnose for a headgasket.
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Thursday, February 21st, 2019 AT 1:19 AM

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