water in the oil

[Mike Peters]

Originally Posted by johnbuckley

Same way as it would if head not sufficiently torqued, seepage along and into bore and seeping thro the rings... More likely to be apparent if car has been standing for a few days/weeks as if regularly run the water evaps when warm. As Ed in Maine says re-checking torque is important.

I once had a car with a small oil seepage along the head gasket on the drivers side. No water in the oil pan, though. Comes out the head gasket through the rings. Learned something new today. Thanks