1991 Ford Explorer Engine oil in water

Tiny
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  • 1991 FORD EXPLORER
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 215,000 MILES
Loosing coolant and oil, but there is oil in the coolant. The exhaust is steam with a smell of oil in it
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 AT 12:27 PM

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Tiny
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It sounds like a bad head gasket. Perform a compression test to check for lower compression in a cylender. Here is a how to:

https://www.2carpros.com/dia/how_to_check_compression.htm

I wish I had better news, but based on your description, it sounds like a head gasket to me in every way.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010 AT 8:16 PM

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