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1998 Pontiac Grand Am Coolant in Oil

Tiny
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Engine Mechanical problem
1998 Pontiac Grand Am 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

Low coolant light came on, level was indeed low, no visible coolant leaks, checked all other fluids. Oil was orange-ish in color. I'm assuming this means one or more of the following- intake manifold gasket leak / head gasket leak / cracked cylinder head / engine block damage. Is anyone of these areas more likely than another to be the problem given my make/model/etc. 135,000 miles.
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Sunday, October 24th, 2010 AT 10:21 AM

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Tiny
MIKE H R
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If the car runs fine except for the fluid leaking into the oil, I would lok at the intake manifold gasket. To be on the safe side do a compression check on it to see if there is a head gasket problem.
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