1990 Festiva~ Oil found in Radiator :(

Asked by detecting1 Jul 19, 2010 at 01:39 PM about the 1990 Ford Festiva

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

OK... I'm in a tight spot... I found Oil in the Radiator of my 1990 Festiva. Kinda backwards, isn't it? So I rebuilt the motor and had it magnafluxed and pressure tested. It didn't show any problems with the head or block. I put the motor together and everything was fine for about 3,000 miles and then the Oil was back in the cooling system. I can't find anyone with any knowledge about this problem :(  If you can help please let me know... this is very strange!

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papa answered 13 years ago

you could have blow by pass problems,if this is the problem,time to get rid of it,this vehicle is like the chevy geo,is a throw away car,only good for so many miles.just like the K cars in the 80,s.

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