Q: Due to the signs of my car I have a blown head gasket. I see that coolant has mixed with the oil. Should I get that contaminated o
Due to the symptoms in my car I believe I have a blown head gasket. The oil is milky the car burns through coolant with large white smoke coming out of the exhaust and car eventually will get to overheating . I know the coolant has mixed with the oil. Should I drain that oil out asap?I know mixture can ruin the engine.also I know head gasket is normally a very costly repair. I’m just trying to save my engine from anymore possible problems.
My car has 106000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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