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Re: Oil in cooling system - GM 3.1 V-6 'J or M'
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 8/29/2007

Yes Scott, oil can get into the coolant from a bad intake gasket. I fixed a 2002 Century 3.1 for this exact problem 8 months ago. You may get residual oil floating around the rad neck within a few weeks. The ideal cleaning would be to use dishwasher detergent... Login to read more.