Engine oil is present in the radiator

2007 ACURA TL
175,500 MILES • 3.5L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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STANISLAV CTAC
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But no coolant mix in the engine. Engine runs, no misfire. No check engine light faults.
Blue smoke out of the tail pipe (burning oil).
Dec 14, 2019 at 5:16 AM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

Any time you have engine oil co mingling with the coolant this is a sure fire sign that your vehicle's head gasket is blown. There are a couple of ways to test your vehicle's head gasket. Here are a couple of links below for tests to see if your vehicle's head gasket is blown:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

Please go through these guides and get back to us with what you are able to find out, and we can ho from there.

Thanks,
Alex
2Carpros
Dec 14, 2019 at 6:42 AM
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