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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
Depending on the size of the leak and how frequent the oil changes, the glycol accumulation in the oil can potentially harm the bearings.
However, I do believe that this phenomenon is a bit overrated and the leak would have to be significant for this to occur.
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I'm doing 10,000 mile oil changes with Mobil 1 TDT 5w40 and am losing about 1/4" of coolant every 1,000 miles.
Oil under valve cover and on dipstick is absolutely jet black....not a trace of anything else.
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