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It will turn into a grayish white sludge instead of being either amber or black in colour.

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Q: How do you tell that water mixed with oil in a car?
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How can you tell if head gasket is blown?

Water mixed with oil? Oil mixed with water? White smoke out of tailpipe? Lack of compression on 2 adjacient cylinders?


Why is there a creamy sludge on the inside of the oil filler cap?

you have a blown head gasket . you have ran the car way to hot , and now you have water mixed in with the oil....


How can you tell if there is water in your oil?

Check the oil on your dipstick. If the engine is warm, the oil level will be high and look milky or light brownish. If the engine is cold, the oil level will be high and you will be able to see water droplets on the end of the dipstick. If the oil is mixed with the water it will be grey. If not the water will be at the bottom.


Your car seems to be leaking but you dont know if its oil or water but you think it's water because it has no color the leak is coming from the back of the car on the bottom away from the muffler?

You can tell for sure if its water or oil be dropping a bit in a glass of water if it desolves it water oil wont


How can you tell if there is water in your motor oil?

Check the oil on your dipstick. If the engine is warm, the oil level will be high and look milky or light brownish. If the engine is cold, the oil level will be high and you will be able to see water droplets on the end of the dipstick. If the oil is mixed with the water it will be grey. If not the water will be at the bottom.


What do you do if there is water in your motor oil?

Stop driving the car until you have this repaired as the coolant mixed with the oil will destroy the engine.More than likely you have a blown head gasket.


What will gas and oil mixed do to a car?

Destroy the engine.


Why does water go straight to bottom when mixed with oil?

Water is heavier than oil. Oil floats on water.


What will happen if oil mixed with warm water?

Not a lot, water and oil don't mix and so the oil will float on top of the water.


When water and oil are mixed and they separate which one separates to the top?

oil


What rises when oil and water are mixed together?

When oil and water are mixed together, the oil rises to the top because it is less dense than water. Oil and water do not mix well due to differences in their chemical properties, resulting in the oil forming a separate layer on top of the water.


How can you tell if coolant is leaking into the oil in your 2001 alero?

well simply for any car you can tell by checking the oil or the oil cap. if you see white residue on the cap or on the dipstick you got water in the oil. if you also change the oil you can see water in it. that is simply the only ways you can know. good look with your alero