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Originally Posted by Srubydo1986
If hes gets water into the combustion chamber that would cause for some water/coolant to get into the block, correct?
And if thats happens there would be water in the oil so if he were to pull the dipstick there would be a brown foam like stuff on the stick or under the valve cover cap...
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Fortunately, in my 20+ years of vehicle ownership, I have never had (to my knowledge) a blown head gasket, and I am not a mechanic by trade - so I am speaking more from what I've heard and read.
I don't know if water/coolant in the oil would be an absolute definite result of a broken gasket. I would think that the water could possibly get into the cylinder only - to get burned - and not into the crank case. But if it does get into the oil, yes, it will cause the oil to foam and the underside fo the cap will usually show the brown foam as you indicated.
I guess another way that water could get in is a cracked block or head itself. In the case of the block, this would most likely lead to water in the oil.
Yes, burning water/coolant will result in white smoke. Burning oil is usually more blue.