Death of an Excursion
... I think my gasser 2000 Excursion may be done for, at about 115k on the odometer. Today I stopped at NAPA to check on cost and immediate availability of a new (not rebuilt) starter. For the f...
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Easiest place for coolant to enter the oil is through the oil cooler. The passages are separated by O-rings, so excess pressure on either side can cause blow-by. In my case, the PCV failed, so it puked a bunch of oil into my coolant (until it got full, and then blew out the heater hose, causes a HUGE mess). A stuck radiator cap could easily to the same too. My original cap stuck sometimes before 265,000 miles, when the radiator exploded. I never though the check the oil to see if coolant got in. But it still runs, so too late worrying about it now!
