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I have motor oil in my radiator and water reserve but no water in my oil, what could be the problem. Can an intake valve that is stuck cause this problem

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Try doing this shut down your vehicle and let it cool open the radiator cap start your car and rev up your engine while remaining in neutral gear and hand brake being applied if bubbles appear in the radiator then the head gasket of your vehicle has blown (it usually happens when a vehicle over heats) there is also a possibility that the oil cooler of your vehicle has leaked furthermore, a stuck intake valve may also have damaged the cylinder head and the relevant piston as well as the cylinder liner/block. this thing needs immediate attention and a good job from a qualified technician.

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Your problem sounds like the transmission oil cooler lines,which are located in the radiator tank itself inside the radiator,has a leak which means the radiator needs replacing and the cooling system needs a good coolant flush to get all the oil out of the cooling system,be aware that you may have to replace all the rubber hoses as the oil will cause the rubber to swell and come apart,there is no connection between the cooling system and the valve system in any motor as they are completely separate systems

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Most likely, you have a cylinder head gasket leak. The gasket can leak in such a way that oil is pumped into the coolant or coolant into the oil or both ways at the same time. It just depends on the location of the leak--and whether it is on the compression stroke or intake stroke (under vacuum). A cylinder compression test would be able to verify this.

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2nd the motion of the transmission cooler. although both situations are very possible. you can check your trans fluid to check if the cooler is at fault. if its the trans cooler at fault, you will need to replace the radiator and do a trans flush

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