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what can cause coolant to leak into the oil and cause a blown motor

Sent to Car Experts June 16 2006 at 10:13 AM
   

i have a 95 olds 88. i started to smell a rotten egg smell, drove 8 miles home and turned car off. went back to go out an hour later, the car started but shut down by itself after 2 minutes. that was 4 days ago, hasnt started since. i was told that the coolant leaked into the oil and the plugs are all wet and that the motor is probably blown

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June 16 2006 at 10:23 AM (10 minutes and 4 seconds later)
         
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