Advice needed, oil in coolant.
I have recently purchased a lovely 2001 Damson Red 75 with a 1.8 engine. It was owned by a local gentleman who passed away and apparently was his pride and joy. It was likely to end up in the scrap yard so is now in my yard . In the service history is an invoice for head gasket change including head skim and new bolts. That was at 79k miles. It is now on 82K miles. It starts and runs perfectly with no overheating and the fan cuts in and out as it should. But when I topped up the coolant I noticed it is clear water with some oily scum floating on top. I skimmed it off and ran the engine but now there is a bit more oil in the header tank. I am wondering if this could be residual from the previous gasket failure, or if the gasket must be failing again. Is there anything else that can cause this on a 1.8 engine ? I would appreciate any advice, thank you.
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