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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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losing coolant
I pulled my intake out and the lower intake was full of oily coolant is this a bad intake gasket or head gasket problem? i have a 97 4.6l. thanks
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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its normal to have oil down there, its just from the PCV system. . . The coolant though. . . I dont know. Is it a coffee color?
 
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 08:29 PM
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yes its a creamy sludge
 
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Old Nov 2, 2008 | 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by shake76
yes its a creamy sludge
That is an indication of a blown head gasket. Perform a compression test on each cylinder.
 
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