Oil in the coolant tank

2000 BUICK REGAL
150,000 MILES • 3.8L • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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SUSAN MCREYNOLDS
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Looking at buying the car listed above it is the 3800 series two, but oil in coolant tank. any reasons why?
May 4, 2017 at 5:42 AM
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normally a blown head gasket or it could be a radiator bad as there are transmission cooling lines that are in one tank. so i would keep away from it unless they drop the price drastically. head gasket repair is normally $1,500.00 range.
May 4, 2017 at 6:03 AM