VW engine coolant into the engine instead of oil

Tiny
JOHNADRIAN71
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HELP!

I have poured about 2 glugs of coolant / antifreeze into the engine thinking that it was oil.

What do I need to do now to save my engine?
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 AT 3:32 PM

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Tiny
BENNY HAHA
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Have you run the engine yet. If so, probably bad news-tow, don't drive to a trained professional to check for damaged gaskets/seals, block cracks, etc. Caused by this mixup, if not, may get by with a thourough draining, including oil pan removal, and using something like a shop vac with special attachment to get into every nook to suck out all the antifreeze, and talk to auto parts store, they may have a product that could help remove any leftover antifreeze you can't reach. It still may have damaged seals, etc.
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 AT 7:59 PM

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