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You may have driven into a lake!!! If not you could have several problems that would cause this type of injury to your engine. When the engine is cold and you start it up do you have air bubbles appearing in your radiator? This could indicate a blown head gasket that is leaking coolant when you shut your engine off and it cools off. Other possible causes are a crack in a head, cylinder liner or block. Did you ever overheat the engine severely? This may have caused a crack in the block or head. Remove the spark plugs after the engine has cooled and observe each cylinder If you are blowing a mist or coolant this would narrow it down to a head gasket or a head. Otherwise, you are f-----. You have a cracked block and you should bale while it didn't cost you to much. Bad JUJU!!!! There is of course the very bizarre water pump issue that allows the impeller to wear a whole in the rear cam cover and leak coolant into the block. Probably no your first choice but I have seen it. The final piece of info I can offer is to BUY A BOOK!! THERE IS SO MUCH INFO AVAILABLE TO YOU IF YOU TAKE THE TIME TO INVESTIGATE!!! Hope I helped you out!! MotorDick

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Oil mixing with water in the radiator is often a result of a leaking head gasket. When this gasket fails, it allows oil to enter the coolant system, leading to the oil and water mix. It is important to address this issue promptly as it can cause engine damage and overheating.

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What causes oil and water mix in the radiator?

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What can cause oil in the radiator?

It Could Be a Bad Gasket that causes water to mix with coolant more than likely you will see white dough like substance in radiator.


Why does oil move away from water?

Oil and water are not co-soluble, or "miscible." Because they don't mix, the difference in surface tension causes oil and water to pool separately.


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Plugged radiator, Bad thermostat, water pump not working, radiator hoses collapsing and dont forget no oil


Can you mix water with oil?

No we cannot mix water with oil.


What is the definition between the oil mix to water?

Oil will not mix with water.


Oil and water don't mix?

Oil and water don't mix because they have different polarities: oil is non-polar and water is polar. This causes them to repel each other due to the difference in charge. Oil floats on top of water because it is less dense.


How do you check to see if oil is in coolant?

Oil and water do not mix. oil will float on top of coolant if you remove radiator cap this will be very visible, on the other hand coolant in oil will look milky white.


In an oil spill why does the oil not mix with the sea water?

Oil does not mix with water, not even salty sea water.


What can not mix with water?

Oil can't mix with water.


What can mix with water?

Oil can't mix with water.


Too much pressure in cooling system no sign of water in oil or vise versa what else might be the problem?

Thermostat be not be opening creating excessive pressure Radiator cap may be defective You can get excessive pressure by running straight water in the system. Antifreeze also provides boil-over protection. Run a 50:50 mix. Don't mix red (GM) with green...it causes sediment to clog the radiator.


Why doesnt oil mix with water?

Oil and water do not mix because they have different chemical properties. Oil is nonpolar, meaning it does not have charges at its ends, while water is polar, with positive and negative charges on its molecules. This difference in polarity causes water and oil to repel each other, preventing them from mixing.