[Mk2] [Turbo] brown oil in water system

[lee.w]

brown oily water in the system , Got it booked in for the garage on thursday , praying it's not the head gasket ( it's not actually overheating at the moment) I heard it could be transmission fluid leaking into the system or an oil cooler leak.

[Steve-O 2007]

maybe its just old coolant?

[lee.w]

there was some brown gacky xxxx in the cap but not much it wasn't the white mayo, just some light brown sludge. but I also havn't driven it for days so it may have built up somehow. when you mentioned the coolant i could actually smell it sometimes in the car when im driving not all the time just occasionally but it is definatley something new






.

[daveslater3110]

Yep its coolant mate, mines like that, in process of changing mine, but had some set backs, radiators f!?@ked! You just need to give it a good flush out and get some good instructions on how to do the bleeding procedure and that when you fill it up. There's a good set of instructions knockin about on forum somewhere. Hope its not head gasket, i know that feelin!!