IF my engine has an excessive amount of "oil" that is a milky brown-?

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Does that mean it is a cracked head/gasket? Or could it possible be something else? I have maintained it regularly & after having drove fine, it started over-heating- I DID NOT DRIVE it HOT I pulled over immediately adding antifreeze/distilled water combo & waited 15 mins.  (I had only drove about 8 miles when it got hot-so I hadn't been driving far OR fast). Please help I had this engine put in about a year & 1/3 ago & it has been fine-drove about 15,000 miles or so since then maybe less. thanks OH it is a 97 Grand Am GT 3.1 V6 Engine

Christopher P · Accepted Answer

If the oil is milky brown (with some foam/bubbles) it could mean a cracked head/gasket. Another indicator is if you open the radiator and see a frothy mixture where there is normally clean antifreeze. If the head has a problem, then the water/antifreeze is mixing with the oil, causing the milkyness in the oil and the froth in the radiator.

fun_and_fluffy_carebear · Answer

Milky oil= water in the oil  blown head gasket or cracked cylinder head.

mdk68gto, ase certified m tech · Answer

that condition can mean one of three things. 
1 a blown head gasket.
2 a cracked head.
3 a cracked block.
it is also possible to have more than one of the listed problems. tow it to a shop and have a compression check and a cylinder leak down test done. this will tell you the amount of loss and where it is going.

dsparks891 · Answer

Sounds like head gasket is leaking..You have water in the oil

Otto · Answer

Yes, you have a bad gasket or a cracked head. You say you had it put in..was it a used engine?

Mike · Answer

probably a blown head gasket

Anonymous · Answer

change the oil and filter. don,t overfill it.

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IF my engine has an excessive amount of "oil" that is a milky brown-?

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