If the gasket is still around, check it for leaks or signs of failure
-- if you have bad stretch bolts, likely they were damaged during
installation or improperly torqued and the result was a leaking head
gasket.
Easy enough for exhaust to get into the coolant (and oil for that
matter) if
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Subject: [MBZ] OM617 using water / oil in water
A friend of mine has an Om617 in a Gwagen that he wants to sell .
Unfortunately it uses water and oil appears in coolant. Now this engine
was
running well untill cam chain broke. Engine was repaired at grea
A friend of mine has an Om617 in a Gwagen that he wants to sell .
Unfortunately it uses water and oil appears in coolant. Now this engine was
running well untill cam chain broke. Engine was repaired at great expense (
~$5000 ) but has used water ever since. Now he has taken head off the engine
and
