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zcoh2gdsm

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May 13, 2011
harrisburg, Pennsylvania
blew a coolant line last night and babied the car home. when i woke up this morning to fix it i notice the overflow bottle was filled with what looked like peanut butter however it was just oil in the coolant. i know it's not a head gasket cause theres no coolant in the oil and im almost positive it's the oil cooler lines leaking from when i did my last oil change i admit i did crank the filter on a little to tight. I plan on fixing this when i get home however can someone show me a picture of what i should be looking for in the oil cooler lines?

would getting a new OFH fix this problem?
 
if u have oil in your coolant you need to check the shaft play of your turbo, then check the oil filter housing. detach the coolant lines and presureize the coolant part if you hear it leaking fast replace worn parts. if its not that then check head gasket and if not that its a cracked block or head
 
If the car is running and driving normal I would say turbo housing. If not then head gasket then block...
 
car runs and drives fine, im almost positive it's the OFH, i removed the coolant lines to them and capped off the nipples and i haven't found any sign of it yet, however what's the easiest way to flush out the system, the peanut buttery substance is in the radiator and and whatnot and it's making my temps go up a bit.
 
i had oil getting into my coolant but no other way around it was the oil cooler. it looked fine but for some reason it was mixing. change that first will be the easiest and cheapest fix first.
 
what parts need to be taken off to remove the OFH? if i dont need to touch the timing belt then i can do it myself. my buddy is dropping off another 7 bolt OFH for me at work today so i can do it sometime next week.
 
You don't have to touch the housing itself, only the oil cooler which is removable from the housing be removing the stud that holds the filter on.
 
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