Traces of oil in the coolant

[WilltheThrill]

So I just bought my 87 6.9, everything ran perfect and looked good but as I was checking things out, I noticed that I have trace amounts of oil in the coolant. I drained and flushed the system but with in a day the oil is back. The amount of oil seems the same and it does not seem to be getting any worse??? WHAT GIVES???

 

[hesutton]

Head gasket, oil cooler, or both is my bet. My 322K 6.9 had just a trace of coolant in the oil. The head gasket was leaking near the #1 cylinder. The oil cooler was leaking oil like a siv, but it wasn't mixing fluids. I replaced the head gaskets and added ARP head studs and rebuilt the oil cooler as well.

Heath

 

[FordGuy100]

My guess is something to do with the oil cooler.

 

[WilltheThrill]

Thanks guys, it dosent leak a drop of oil on the ground or get hot....I will start looking asap...

 

[WilltheThrill]

I think I will look into the oil cooler first it is cheaper and eaiser......I will be crossing my fingers, I hate head gaskets.