Oil in water '93 pickup, 22-RE

[fairlanegt428]

Last weekend I finished head gasket repairs on my 1993 pickup with a 22-RE engine. I drained about a gallon of water out of the engine crankcase and quite a bit of oil got into the water cooling system too. Now the truck is all back together and running. Even though I have no water in the oil, I continue to get lots of evidence of oil in the water. I have flushed the system over a dozen times and oil still continues to appear in the water. I there any way that the oil can get into the water and not vise versa? Since the overheating, the oil consuption is up too.
Thanks

[Munsterkz]

Sounds like you cracked your head. If oil consumption is up and its overheating and u had oil and water mix and the gaskets are new and intalled correctly than it sounds like u need a new head.

[Bill C.]

One other thing that could've happened is that the guides for the timing chain may have broken. A loose timing chain will eventually rub a groove into the front engine housing and allow oil and water to mix. 22re's are known for this.....

[fairlanegt428]

Originally posted by Bill C.
One other thing that could've happened is that the guides for the timing chain may have broken. A loose timing chain will eventually rub a groove into the front engine housing and allow oil and water to mix. 22re's are known for this.....

Bill,

Evidently this is exactly what happened. During the head-gasket replacement, I replaced the original cheap plastic and broken guides. I did not think to replace the timing cover too. This would have saved me loads of grief. After $900 in repair costs and having been stranded numerous times in spectacular fashion, I got rid of my truck. In fact I donated it. It was worth more as a tax deduction than any other thing I could have done with it. Good thing too; I was considering a gallon of gasoline and a match. Few things in life are more frustrating than a vehicle that strands you. Oh well, cest la vie. Thanks for the responses.