My car has coolant leaking into oil. Shop cant find problem in 5 hours
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My car has been diagnosed with coolant in the engine oil. I took it to a shop today at 11:30am and they called just before 4:30pm to tell me they cannot figure out why there is coolant in the engine oil? Is this something any shop can diagnose routinely? I have been told that this particular engine has the evil water pump that has a rear seal that can fail and actually allow coolant to leak into the engine. Could the be missing this possibility? Would the normal tests to check for blown head gaskets/warped heads clue them in about this water pump? It may not be the water pump, but for some reason they can't figure this out and it appears I have to pay them to diagnose, but I will have to find the answer for them.
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I'm not a Chrysler fanatic but IF engine oil cooler is present in radiator - the internal cooler may have ruptured but should have oil in coolant as well .. Just another kind of odd possibly that might get overlooked... In the repair shops defense, some times these problems can indeed be difficult to positively diagnose and may need partial engine disassembly to pinpoint the culprit.. How or what you are being charged for this I can't comment upon.
