OgreOwner

My approach to that would be to put the stuff in with water, running the heater for all it is worth so that there are wide open passages, then drain the whole system and fill with antifreeze mix once the compound has had a chance to seal the gasket.

The oil was in the radiator, the radiator fluid was all over everything. I did not see any oil on the engine, just radiator fluid.

@MilesFox: I did not check that hose, but will do so. Is there any other way for oil to get into the radiator? I think that I may have some hose leaking since I could see green radiatior fluid collecting on top of the cylinder heads on the passenger side of the engine. I am tempted to try the block stuff mentioned, then drain and refill the radiator on the presumption that once the block is made, it will be permanant. The weather is not real conducive to me as a shade tree mechanic to be tearing into this engine at the moment and my other ride is a 10mpg Ford Explorer. Ogre

I just got a 93 Loyale Wagon. It decided to start making steam today. The temp guage is on cold, but when I opened the radiator cap, there was oil. I think that means a blown head gasket or cracked head. I have had the car all of a week and put 217 miles on it. The odometer says 210,000. Previous owner said it was burning some oil. It was throwing off white smoke so I put some engine oil stop leak on it and it stopped throwing off the smoke. Then today, steam out from under the hood, antifreeze all over and oil in the radiator. How about it, is this a head gasket, cracked head or what do you guys thinki it is? Karl "OgreOwner" Peterson