1991 Ford Explorer Engine oil in water

1991 FORD EXPLORER
215,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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DAVID TAYLOR
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Loosing coolant and oil, but there is oil in the coolant. The exhaust is steam with a smell of oil in it
Jan 14, 2010 at 12:27 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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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
Jan 14, 2010 at 8:16 PM
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