Q: I got my heads shaved but come to find out my radiator cracked will that put water in the oil

asked by on April 27, 2016

Why is water getting in my oil I changed the oil 4 times and come to find out my radiator was cracked would that put water in the oil

My car has 160740 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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