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seningen · 01-13-2023, 06:12 AM

Take the oil fill off
Put you hand on it, if there is a reasonable suction, AOS is likely.

If it’s coolant, cracked heads or cracked cylinder liners are usually the culprit
Head gaskets almost never fail.
Sometimes the oil cooler which is really a oil to coolant heat exchanger sometimes does.

01-13-2023, 06:12 AM	#6
seningen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: austin Posts: 825	Take the oil fill off Put you hand on it, if there is a reasonable suction, AOS is likely. If it’s coolant, cracked heads or cracked cylinder liners are usually the culprit Head gaskets almost never fail. Sometimes the oil cooler which is really a oil to coolant heat exchanger sometimes does. __________________ Drivers: '15 Panamera Hybrid (wife's), ' 01 996 GT2, 00 Boxster S, '96 993 Çab/Tip (wife's) Race Cars: '75 911 RSR Replica & '99 Spec Boxster mike@lonestarrpm.com