325 lost core plug water and oil coming out help!!!

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chrishill
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Post Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:35 pm

Hi can anyone help me i filled my header tank up eith water and found a pool of oil and water mixed together had a look and core plug is out is this a common problem, also what am i looking at head gasket failure or just put another core plug in?
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Post Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:38 pm

there normally only one reason why a core plug pops is coz the water freezes now seeing as we havet had them sort of temps lately id just stick another one bk in :)
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Post Tue Apr 10, 2012 7:45 pm

Doesn't the core plug....plug the waterway and not the oil.....?

So if you have popped a core plug and the water and oil are mixing.........
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Post Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:04 pm

yeah
not to sure about the oil bit tho
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