y2kferari

How Does oil get into a raditor resevoir?? I recently found chunks of oil smothered on my hose. Would it mean that there's a leak in the head somewhere ? The engine is a typical D16y7 auto trans. Thanks in advance

dtapia

the only time i have seen oil in the coolant like that is a prelude that had a cracked cylinder head.typically honda motors do not mix oil and coolant. it has to be severely bad.
is their oil/mix in the radiator ? look at the radiator cap.

BryanM.

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Most likely a bad head gasket, could also be a cracked head or block.

Edit: you beat me to it dtapia

y2kferari

Ouch. maybe that explains the leaks. Any sugestions on what to do? would it be ok to drive daily? which i do on a daily basis anyways lol. How long would its lifespan be?

civic_driver

It's time to fix it. A motor with a problem like yours won't last long unless you fix it. Also, it's not good for the radiator, thermostat, water pump and the rest of the cooling system when oil gets mixed in with coolant.

rjmancia

i had that problem.... started about 4 days before it just gave out and spewed creamy **** every where lol!!!! eeewwwweeeee..... but yeah... its prob gone mang!

Unseen Racer

hope for the best and let it be the head gasket.
if the block or head is cracked then you need to replace those. $_$

monkey_boi

you b3tter hope that it is a head gasket problem and that it is oil because that would mean that all you need to do is a headgasket replacement, because if it is transmission fluid say good by to the automatic clutch because that is made out of cardboard and you will need a new tranny.
i would say do a cylinder leakage test to see what it is exactly