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Old Aug 8, 2019 | 07:02 PM
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If I have coolant inside valve cover,but when I drained my oil it doesn't have any coolant at all could it be a bad head gasket or could coolant got in there thru somewhere else?I have a 1999 honda accord ex 2.3 4 cylinder engine.
 
Old Aug 8, 2019 | 09:54 PM
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Welcome! The "new member" area is mostly for welcome & introduction posts. So I'm moving this to General Tech where you'll get more help.

First of all, how do you know it's coolant? Smell? Is there enough to see the color?
Its common for water to condense in there, like dew on everything outdoors. It dries out when the engine warms up, but if you never drive any distance it can build up.

Seems like a bad headgasket would be the first thing to suspect. You might want to pressure-test your cooling system to verify that. Or at least look for oil in the radiator - it makes a funky mixture like curdled chocolate milk.
 
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