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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    I'm going to try the coolant leak fix products. A quick fix for now and I'll keep monitoring the engine oil with analysis reports. If this fixes it then great. If not then head gasket replacement.
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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    Did you end up replacing the head gasket?
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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    I wonder if coolant is getting into the head some how and steam cleaning the passenger side.
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    Coolant low when driving for a while but when turn off levels go back to normal

    If nothing is done will the air pocket in the coolant eventually work it way out?
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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    No noise, good oil pressure, no overheating, engine has never over heated on me, I do get low coolant light. The low coolant light is intermittent. The coolant usually stays about 1in below the reservoir line until I add more coolant. I replaced the coolant reservoir thinking it was the low...
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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    High levels of lead and copper. So the coolant is eating the lower bearings. This is just in trace amounts. I caught it early. I read the orange coolant does not become milk like shake in engine oil. I'm using high millage synthetic engine oil. The motor oil looks normal when I drain it...
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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    Heads are not the castech 706.
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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    There has been a coolant leak with this motor. Engine oil analysis report says coolant in motor oil.
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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    unknown history till 44k miles. total miles is 190k
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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    yes there are some pools of motor oil
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    5.3L cylinder head. Which side should be normal?

    Does this look like a problem? Should I be concerned?

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