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Originally Posted by vitesse

Trying to assist a Norwegian lady owner: she asked her local garage to give her newly acquired V6 a checkover. They found that the oil level was very low and filled it “too much” without measuring the level. The next day the high temperature warning light appeared for the first time. She returned to the garage and they found that one cylinder was out of action. The garage found water had entered No.2 cylinder, saying “this would have happened anyway”. They then removed the headgasket and even the engine & gearbox condemning the engine.

So, you learned fellows, was the leak of coolant into the cylinder just a coincidence, or a result of overfilling the oil? Opinions please.

Einar, you still around?

Regards

More info: Received this photo, was the leak into No.2 cylinder caused by this gasket?

Water can't be compressed. If enough had leaked into the cylinder to fill the combustion chamber then the piston would have been smashed and probably the con rod bent too. ( When trying to start the engine. ) This would have been the reason they removed the engine as it would have been useless in that condition.