Milky oil

[Baarbarianbmw]

Yo what’s up, new to the group. I’ve got a 2013 BMW 328i, N20 2.0L engine. Take good care of the car, but I bought it to drive it, Ha! I’ve had the car for 3 years now, I’ve done some modifications to it but nothing extreme. This last year I replaced the timing chain and guides. Love working on the car myself. Sad news though, driving the other day got a low coolant light. Not seeing a puddle in my garage when I returned. My fears are confirmed with milky residue in my oil. Looking for some advice on what I should do, as in pull the motor rebuild with some minor modifications or just swap?

 

[TCJBOLDIE]

Hi and welcome

Milky oil is a sure sign that there is coolant escaping and mixing with oil so the head needs removing as my first thought was a blown gasket.

If that is the case then I would have it checked for straightness , machined flat and the valves reground and lapped and seeing you are handy them carry out some port matching and smoothing out any casting dags in the ports and manifold runners with a flap wheel.

Please post what you find is the cause and what repairs or mods you do to rectify them to get the car driving better than before.

 

[obi_waynne]

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I also would suspect a split gasket.

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