the oil in my 06 Kia Sportage keeps turning Carmel why is that happening

Asked by Shannon May 12, 2015 at 12:21 PM about the 2006 Kia Sportage EX V6

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Bob answered 8 years ago

Milkey looking oil usually has water in it. I would suspect a possible head gasket failure or cracked cylinder head. Have you been losing any coolant?

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157,475

Bob answered 8 years ago

Are you driving very short trips like 10 miles one way or less?

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