Oil problems

kenstar101 · 10-27-2013, 03:25 PM

I have an e93 and I have an oil leak don't know where from yet but someway oil is finishing itself into the anti freeze reservoir any body can help me out with this problem?

teeohdoor · 10-27-2013, 03:27 PM

It's probably your head gasket. How much oil is in the coolant reservoir?

mike3000fl · 10-27-2013, 04:13 PM

its the oil filter housing gasket, coolant and oil pass thru it, when it fails they can mix. easy fix, cheap gasket. takes less than an hour.

if its a lot of oil in the coolant and you have combustion gases, and you have milky chocolate color shit under your oil cap, and coolant smells from your exhaust, then its your head gasket. easy to check for that though with a compression test.

kenstar101 · 10-27-2013, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by teeohdoor

It's probably your head gasket. How much oil is in the coolant reservoir?

It's quite a bit in there

bbbuzzy · 10-27-2013, 10:06 PM

Go get it fixed now, don't wait.

kenstar101 · 10-31-2013, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mike3000fl

its the oil filter housing gasket, coolant and oil pass thru it, when it fails they can mix. easy fix, cheap gasket. takes less than an hour.

if its a lot of oil in the coolant and you have combustion gases, and you have milky chocolate color shit under your oil cap, and coolant smells from your exhaust, then its your head gasket. easy to check for that though with a compression test.

Is this also what's causing it to leak or tht might be a separate problem?

mike3000fl · 10-31-2013, 08:18 PM

if its leaking down the front of the motor then yea, the valve cover gasket typically leaks down the passenger side of the motor where the exhaust manifold is.

kenstar101 · 11-01-2013, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mike3000fl

if its leaking down the front of the motor then yea, the valve cover gasket typically leaks down the passenger side of the motor where the exhaust manifold is.

thts exactly where its comin from so will i have to change the valve cover gasket too?

DRock3d · 11-01-2013, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by kenstar101

thts exactly where its comin from so will i have to change the valve cover gasket too?

Can't hurt to do both, change your oil and flush your coolant and you should be good.

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mike3000fl Banned 138 Rep 2,731 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tampa iTrader: (0)	if its leaking down the front of the motor then yea, the valve cover gasket typically leaks down the passenger side of the motor where the exhaust manifold is.
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