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Originally Posted by babymog
Pouring cold coolant in a hot engine, very bad idea. If it wasn't cracked before, ...
Sounds very likely that you have either a cracked head, or a blown head gasket. I'll side with the former and suggest that there's enough evidence to pull the head if you wish to save the car.
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You could run an oil analysis first if you really want to verify coolant in the oil, but it doesn't look good. The coolant light is not something you want to ignore. 
You can also check for a cracked head by squeezing the upper radiator hose after it's sat overnight ... it should be easily squished. If it's hard, that's a cracked head symptom.
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