Head gasket?

[trex3491]

Just checked my coolant and it's quite oily! Would this be the head gasket on its way out or any bother possibilities?

Not a happy bunny :-(

Thanks

[Ross]

how oily is oily? a little film of crap, or globdules (if there is such a word!) in there? Got a pic?

[blackie_2k5]

smell the coolant

does it smell like oil/petrol/exhaust fumes


best bet is to drain the coolant and refill it..then do 50 miles or so and check it again

[trex3491]

Well I put a stick in it and it came out with a coating of oil... So quite a bit, not just a film. The coolant was also low and I only topped it up a month ago. Any ideas?

[greyjasper51]

Dip the dipstick... If its caramel then yeah a problem...

[bigezz]

do a compression or a cylinder leakage test

[VTR_Ryan]

check you spark plugs