Mixture of oil and coolant in the coolant box

2005 AUDI A4
153,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MUTEDEA
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I have discovered the above subject on my car. I checked the engine oil and it was clean. May it be a bad engine or my oil cooler is broken?

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Sep 14, 2019 at 8:05 PM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

This is probably going to be a blown head gasket. Here is a link for you to go to describing whats going on:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/coolantantifreeze-in-the-engine-oil

Please go through this guide and report back with what you find out.

Thanks,
Alex
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Sep 15, 2019 at 4:34 AM
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