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Hey guys, for whatever reason the intake gasket on my 355 cu in chevy decided to stop doing it's job and allowed coolant to enter the oil valley and add about 2 quarts of coolant to the 5 quarts of oil. Short of a complete tear down (which isn't off the table) what is an alternate solution? I've heard fix and refill with tranny fluid start let idle warm up drain refill with oil drive short drain refill. Also told to use Sea Foam in new oil warm up drive short drain refill. Any other ideas?

Thanks Bud

I don't know that I'd be real concerned about it. I'd drain the oil and change the filter, then top off with fresh oil and run it for a few days, then do another oil and filter change. I've seen oil at Walmart for $10 a gallon. That's what I'd use to clean it out. If you let the car sit there a few days before you drain it the first time, all the water will separate and go to the bottom of the pan, so it'll be the first stuff out.