Why do I have milky oil in the head gasket?
While accelerating or idle the car seems mostly fine, just a little shakey on idle. When I accelerate from idle the engine still cuts out unless I accelerate very slowly followed by accelerating very quickley. I couldn’t find any leaks is it possible that I didn’t tighten the intake manifold enough or have I stuffed up the timing some how?
Is it possible that Milky oil is still in the engine?
I haven’t flushed the oil through yet (as I haven’t started the car) is it possible that some milky oil was still in the engine even though I let it drain for a few days? If I take the head off to have a look whats going on would I need to get a new head gasket and bolts or would they still be ok to reuse?
Can a crack in a cylinder head cause a problem?
Though they are small, a crack in a cylinder head will cause serious problems. Cylinder head shops use dye, pressure and other methods to find very small cracks. Sending cylinder heads to a professional, for testing, is a wise precaution. Cylinder-head surface corrosion is similar to a crack, in the way it affects the gasket.
Can a blown head gasket cause an oil leak?
If a head gasket has failed between the water or oil passage and the outside of the engine, the result can be a simple coolant or oil leak. This is the least dire version of a blown head gasket, but still serious.
What to do if you have milky oil in your head gasket?
Drop the oil and water then just fill it with water and see if water comes out the oil drain plug a day later. BA’o’Matic 100% working. did you change the oil filter, if not it could poluting the oil, but if you are losing water as well, then you got a crack somewhere.
I haven’t flushed the oil through yet (as I haven’t started the car) is it possible that some milky oil was still in the engine even though I let it drain for a few days? If I take the head off to have a look whats going on would I need to get a new head gasket and bolts or would they still be ok to reuse?
Can a cracked engine block cause a blown head gasket?
The antifreeze fluid will be able to find its way through the crack and then circulate with the oil. This will spell major trouble for the engine. As noted above, oil mixing with antifreeze can also indicate a blown head gasket so consider other symptoms as well. A huge symptom of a cracked block is smoke coming out of the engine.
Can a crack in an engine block mix with oil?
Here are five common signs you can expect from a cracked engine block. Engine oil and antifreeze fluid can mix together if there is a serious crack in the engine block. The antifreeze fluid will be able to find its way through the crack and then circulate with the oil. This will spell major trouble for the engine.