1997 Buick Park Avenue water mixed in with oil

1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE
140,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MRBUICK97
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last week I turned the heater on and it would not blow hot air. I checked the water and the reservoir was empty, so I added water. the next 2 mornings when i started the car it would tap, but it had oil and water in it. Once I started to drive the car the tapping would stop. On Thursday night I drove the car and it was skipping really bad so I parked it. Friday and Saturday the car drove good(no tapping or skipping). Then Sunday and yesterday it begin to skip again, so I decided to check the oil and thats when I found water mixed with oil on the dip stick. What would cause this and what r my options to fix this?
Oct 27, 2009 at 8:11 AM
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DOCFIXIT
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Two possibliities leaking intake gasket or blown head gasket. If compression good then intake common on V6
Oct 27, 2009 at 9:33 AM
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