Coolant in the motor oil

2015 FORD FUSION
74,000 MILES • 1.5L • 4 CYL • TURBO • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DON PATTERSON
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Car was sputtering at idle. Took it to the Ford dealership who said the oil was overfilled by the Valvoline Care Service. Also there is coolant in the oil.
Advised a $5,000.00 repair to change part of the engine.
I have to get a new car at the beginning of the year to meet my company policy so I don't want to put that much into a car I have to sell in six months.
Jun 17, 2019 at 1:50 PM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

If your vehicle is mixing oil and coolant together than you more than likely have a blown head gasket. If Valvoline Care Service overfilled your engine oil, I would go back to them and see if they could make this right. Overfilling your vehicle's engine oil could definitely cause your head gasket to fail. I have included a couple of links below for you to go to.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/coolantantifreeze-in-the-engine-oil
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Please go through the guides and get back to us with what you find out.

Thanks,
Alex
2CarPros
Jun 17, 2019 at 4:52 PM