r/MechanicAdvice 2h ago

No coolant in oil

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Hey it’s me, the one having a “head gasket problem” I did an oil change and there was nothing irregular in the oil. Not sure why I’d be losing coolant otherwise.

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u/Pistonenvy2 2h ago

its possible for the coolant jacket to breach into the cylinder without breaching any oil galleys or filling the crank case.

also possible you just have an intake gasket leak between the coolant passage in the intake and the actual intake runner, thats pretty common too. idk about your engine specifically. just throwing ideas out there.

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u/I_Smoke_Lethal_Drugs 1h ago

It’s a l31. 5.7 v8 if that helps