Slow Coolant Loss and Tank Coffee

[jb92563]

The thing that stands out from your symptoms is that you have oil in your coolant but NOT coolant in your oil.

To me this indicates that where the leak is taking place is where the oil pressure is greater than coolant pressure.

Its a tough guess but head gasket perhaps, although there are the other locations that thstone mentioned as well.

Does not sound like the D-Chunk cylinder failure but it does unfortunately sound like something you need to address before continuing to drive it.

Flashing Engine light means the engine needs to be shutdown ASAP to avoid serious damage.

Having air pockets in your coolant system could also cause strange temperature readings and perhaps the engine light is triggering from that.

Sorry to hear about your wife, been there with close family and relatives far too often, my compassion goes out to you.

[everwax]

Thanks, JB...

The engine light came on only after a brief 50 miles run back from the dealer when I first picked it up. The following morning I went to a local guy who had an engine management tester (the thing you plug in and reports diagnostics - not clued on this) and he said there was work done on the car but the EMU was not reset. He did so, and thereafter no warning light. BTW, it was the emission control light that came on. Sorry, was not specific in the earlier post. Still learning.

Can you all please have a little patience with me whilst I try to assimilate what is happening. I am trying to gather sufficient knowledge to understand what is going on and how much it will cost me to be able to take a decision and roll it in to my local workshop.

And thank you JB.... for your kind last remarks.

/Mike