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Honda CRV 2010

I changed my radiator a sometime last year because i saw coolant leaks on the fins and the coolant get short once in a while say every couple of weeks.. After i changed the radiator.. After a couple of weeks i started seeing oii in the coolant wen i open the cap.. I have been flushing and changing coolant occasionally to make sure the system doesn't clog up.. The last radiator flush i did a couple of days back.. After a day the brownish sludge is back.. What do i do


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Posted by: @justinguru

But the coolant doesn't get into the oil

the amount might be small enough for now that you don't notice

 
Posted by: @justinguru

But my plugs don't get fouled with oil and

head gaskets can fail in various ways.

 

Anyway, watch the videos I posted and do a test if you want to be sure.

 


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Firstly, please always provide your miles per the posting instructions.

 

Oil in the coolant usually means the engine head gasket is failed, usually from overheating. Maybe the coolant got too low.

It's a fairly big expensive job.

 

Scotty has several videos about it if you search his Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottyKilmermechanic/search?query=head%20gasket

 

 


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my mileage is about 202,000 km.. But the coolant doesn't get into the oil..i have also had an oil burning since i got the car 3 years ago.. But my plugs don't get fouled with oil and.. My engine still accelerates well


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Posted by: @justinguru

But the coolant doesn't get into the oil

That doesn't matter. The bad head gasket can leak oil into the coolant.


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