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Old 12-10-2010, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton View Post
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.
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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