oil in coolant

[mjjs2]

Hi all,

I went out this evening to check fluid levels,opened coolant cap and found

brown sludge in bottle I then cheked the oil it was perfect no sludge the car driving petfect

No loss of power.would it be head gasket or oil cooler sorry meant to say engine is 1.8t petrol.

Also is it ok to drive for the next week?

Thanks

mjjs2

[dobbey]

When you say brown sludge, does it look/feel like oil, or could it be a cruddy/rusty mixture as often found in coolant?

[mjjs2]

It was oil creamy brown sludge in voolant but oil dip stick and

csp is petfect car driving great no over heating

mjjs2

[rotodiesel]

Oil cooler defective.

 

rotodiesel.

[mjjs2]

Thanks rotodiesel and dobbey. I will replace and hopefully problem solved.

mjjs2

[roman.w]

I agree with Roto , had the same problem on a MK 2 Passat with the 1.6 Tdi engine, changed the oil cooler which i got from the main dealers  for £30 exchange. biggest problem was getting the old oil out of the rad system.

[mjjs2]

Hi guys just thought i'd give an update.I got new oil cooler and 

flushed out coolant and an oil change found out coolant was in 

oil also,worked Wednesday night on Thursday checked coolant

there was a lot of oil in coolant cleaned bottle checked on Friday

still same on Saturday not as bad checked this morning Sunday

much cleaner also oil seems perfectly clear.I know i'm not out

of woods yet but looks more positive I will get another coolant

flush and maybe oil change next week.

Thanks again to all.

mjjs2