Re: Oil in Radiator??????[200/88]

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Re: Oil in Radiator??????[200/88] posted by Steve ringlee on
Wednesday, 28 April 1999, at 9:39 a.m.

Does your car have an automatic transmission? If so, suspect the ATF cooler in the radiator: it is probably leaking. Have a mechanic place some fluorescent dye in the ATF and test the leakage in the coolant with an ultraviolet lamp. A leak can be fixed with a new radiator. Don't delay, because coolant in your transmission will cook the tranny. If you don't have an a/t, then you have a head gasket problem.

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