1986 Other Suzuki Models Oil Pressure

Tiny
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  • 1986 SUZUKI
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
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  • 70,000 MILES
I was just wondering if I could get a little help. The oil pressure light on my Samurai keeps coming on! The oil pump has been changed (it was brand-spankin' new!) And I've flushed the oil several times, thinking there might have been water in there somewhere. Every time the oil was flushed, it came out looking like eggnog (in colour, but was very thin in consistency). The oil makes it to the filter just fine but doesn't seem to circulate correctly (judging from the light on the dash). Once the engine even thinks about getting warm, the light comes on and it dies. Any suggestions? I've done a visual inspection of the whole motor and there doesn't seem to be any cracks or leaks anywhere. Any information that can help me get this bad boy back on the road would be greatly appreciated. Gas prices are too high to be running anything else!
Monday, July 14th, 2008 AT 1:19 PM

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Tiny
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If your oil looks creamy white in color you have big problems. Could be a bad head gasket or worse. Somrthing cracked. Oil is mixed with water to make that color, and all it does is damage the bearings and internal parts. The pump cant build pressure with a water/oil mix like it can with oil
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Monday, July 14th, 2008 AT 1:26 PM
Tiny
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When looking at the fluid in the radiator I don't see any bubbles and there is no contamination of said fluid, nor is the level going down. Could it still possibly be a head gasket or has it been (relatively) narrowed down to a crack?

Thanks for taking the time to read, think about, and answer my questions!
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 AT 7:15 AM
Tiny
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If the oil has water in it, it is usually a head gasket or intake manifold gasket, but with your vehicle I dont think the intake is capable of contaminating the oil. When the oil is contaminated with water, the leak is in a low pressure place for the oil like a return area or something to that affect, otherwise the coolant would have oil in it since the oil system is higher pressure than cooling system. This one might require tear-down to se exactly what is wrong
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 AT 7:28 AM

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