At the same time there is oil in the water and water in the oil?

100,000 MILES • 7.3L • V8 • 2WD • MANUAL
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GJFITCH
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I am getting oil in the water and water in the oil at the same time. Looking for possible causes for this situation.
Jan 17, 2021 at 11:22 AM
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KASEKENNY
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More then likely you have an issue with the head gasket. On your vehicle there are not many other causes so we need to go down this road first and foremost.

Here are the guides that we need to run through in order to find out what the issue is:

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

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

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

Let us know what you find with this info and we can go from there. Thanks
Jan 18, 2021 at 11:22 AM
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