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YOUR RESEARCHOIL in my WATER
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Is there a way to test the oil cooler, before just dropping in a new engine.
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I've had the opposite. In colder weather, I found some water sludge in my oil fill tube but was told that it is normal. I'm not sure about your case though it doesn't sound too good.
BB45:
Oil in the coolant reserviour is usually either head gasket failure or oil cooler failure.
Those are the primary places where oil & coolant come closest to each other.
The warranty should get you a new engine.
Well, I'm getting a new engine. Since I'm out of town I have yet to get a detailed analysis of what caused the problem. Will update the list when I visit Beverly Hills Porsche/Audi this week for my loaner Boxster and ask some questions.
Picked up my 996 with the new(rebuilt) engine. My dealer had NO info for me. They just pulled it out and sent it back. The new motor is working great. This was remarkably painless. Kudos to Beverly Hills Porsche service department!
I think it's tragic that PAG doesn't cover such a defect after the warranty expires. If there are weak points in the engine IMHO, they should be covered longer...or heavily discounted, or SOMETHING. For paranoid people like me, it's like driving a time bomb...but that's just me!
Is there a way to test the oil cooler, before just dropping in a new engine. Also would a bad oil seperator cause oil to mix with the coolant or vice versa?
