I had just finished series III Swapping my Camaro, and I have checked the oil a million times. I had started it up one day, and let it sit at idle, after I shut it off I noticed there was water in the oil. Car is running perfectly, no funny idle or anything that would lead me to believe something was wrong the the engine, So I'm assuming my LIM gasket was bad even though I redid all the seals on the car except the head gasket. What do you guys think? I'm not sure exactly, and I wouldn't think the head gasket would be bad since the motor only has 40k on it. Any input would be appreciated!

 

first off get the oil outa the engine. how many miles/run time did you get before this happened? is there a warranty of any kind on the engine

 

I would think the LIM gasket either cracked or slipped during install. Most likely cracked because if it slipped you would be sucking air somewhere. The car would idle like crap.

Do not start or drive the car with antifreeze in the oil. There is a chemical reaction at high pressure that turns the antifreeze into a acid that will melt the babbit right off the bearings.

 

Where did you see water in the oil? Did you drain some from the oil pan, or see it under a valve cover, or have moisture on the fill cap, or ...?

 

I would suspect manifold gasket ... If the car feels good and sound good then the gasket must have cracked.

 

Maybe one mile. It idled for about five minutes. then i checked the oil. So hopefully I didnt destroy the internals because I just spent the better part of 7 months building and replacing that motor.

 

I saw it on the dipstick.

 

water drops on the stick may be condensation formed and needs to burn off. has the coolant level dropped any?

 

Well all of the oil on the dipstick looked like a milshake. and I checked the oil serveral times. I haven't checked the coolant levels yet.

 

ok, its not condensation.