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Head Gasket Oil Coolant Mixing

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Finding "mayonnaise" under the oil cap, oil in the coolant, or coolant disappearing with no external leak takes you to the scary end of GTI faults — a head gasket, or a failed oil cooler letting oil and coolant mix. It's rare on a well-kept engine, and worth knowing how to confirm before you panic, because a bit of filler-cap emulsion can be harmless

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