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Have large amounts of water in my oil. replaced Head gasket ...


Sent to Car Experts September 30, 2005 9:44 p.m.
Have large amounts of water in my oil. replaced Head gasket and had head rebuilt. Problem reoccured.
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Status: Closed   Value: $10   
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September 30, 2005 9:46 p.m. (1 minute and 29 seconds later) 		REPLIED to Info Request Check Mark
Did you send the head out the be pressure tested?

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Sent September 30, 2005 9:48 p.m. (2 minutes and 4 seconds later)
Not sure if pressure tested. It was magnifluxed, machined and completely rebuilt
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September 30, 2005 9:53 p.m. (4 minutes and 54 seconds later) 		REPLIED to Info Request Check Mark

You can't magnaflux an aluminum head.

What's the year, make model and engine size here?



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Sent September 30, 2005 9:55 p.m. (2 minutes and 5 seconds later)
1989 240sx with Ka24e engine.Car has 150psi in each cylinder. Never had this problem with any other car.
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September 30, 2005 10:01 p.m. (6 minutes and 21 seconds later) 		ACCEPTED Check Mark
Most often when you get oil in the crankcase, it's because of a cracked head. For a head gasket to do that it would have to breach in a very specific spot near annd oil galley and that not where they usually go. On the other hand, if a head cracks, coolant will come right into the valve cover area and into the crank case. Your car has an aluminum head and can't be magnafluxed. the only way you can check for cracks is with a pressure test. If you remove the valve cover and pressure test the cooling system, you may even see the leak.

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