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Blown head gasket or coolant leak

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YOUR RESEARCHBlown head gasket or coolant leak

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Check coolant in the reservior

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And you would want to check the coolant in the reservior for any signs of oil droplets floating on top of the coolant.

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Test (cooling system) done

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pressure test (cooling system) done?

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compression test (head gasket) done?

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And you would want to check the coolant in the reservior for any signs of oil droplets floating on top of the coolant.

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pressure test (cooling system) done?

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compression test (head gasket) done?

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POST 2Original post

compression test (head gasket) done? pressure test (cooling system) done?

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

not yet, going to mechanic on monday to do more diagnostics. Thanks for the feedback I will make sure that both are done

POST 4Original post

You may also want to post in the Turbo forum here if you haven't done so https://rennlist.com/forums/996-turbo-forum-61/

POST 5Original post

Probably not a head gasket. Head gasket failures are quite rare. More common is a cracked head. As kromdom suggested: Cooling system pressure test. Not sure I'd spend money on a compression test. You report the engine runs fine and with no misfires compression has to be pretty good. You could send an oil sample out for a UOA. You would want to confirm there were no traces of anti-freeze compounds in the oil. And you would want to check the coolant in the reservior for any signs of oil droplets floating on top of the coolant. 'course, you can't rule out a coolant leak from some other source. More common than a cracked head is some coolant hose, fitting, oil/water heat exchanger leaks coolant.

POST 6Original post

Wouldn't the coolant leak be self contained when the head cracks? Thought that would only let it either mix with the oil or burn into the cylinders.

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