[Titanium3Series]

Yesterday i was driving my 330i and when out of no where the red over-heating light illuminated. I had to drive about a 1 min to a place where I could pull over, and I shifted into neutral as much as I could to keep revs low.

Opened my hood and waited for the car to cool down a bit. After cooling i opened the tank to find drops of oil in it. I waited for a tow truck and kept checking it and it seems as though there was more oil entering the system the longer I waited. I opened my oil cap and did not find any milky-ness on the bottom side and there was no smoke of any sort coming out of the tailpipe or anywhere.

Honestly I am just hoping that my head gasket isn't messed up, but I strongly believe it is.

Does anyone know of any other places which can transfer oil into the coolant other than the head gasket, while causing the car to overheat. I would put my money on head gasket cause it is my luck, but maybe I can win sometimes.........


Basic info:
Thermostat was replaced <5000 miles ago
coolant flushed on the regular
and no over heating or temp problems at all until then(I have digital coolant temp gauge that is checked regularly)

[pruettfan]

The only possibility I know of is the oil filter housing gasket. They have a history of problems. The coolant flows through one of the chambers, if the gasket fails it could cross contaminate.

[mike3000fl]

Originally Posted by pruettfan

The only possibility I know of is the oil filter housing gasket. They have a history of problems. The coolant flows through one of the chambers, if the gasket fails it could cross contaminate.

i second this as a possibility.