what's wrong HELP!!!

[meg101907]

hi wondering if someone can help me out? have a citoren berlingo 1.9 04 plate. bought it a few months ago.the van runs fine and drives great. I noticed that it's started to heat up a bit to 80-90. but then it drops down itself?. also have oil in my water. anyone else experience this. I hope it's oil cooler as I have a big leak coming from there. any advice would be appreciated.  thanks

[ron]

Sort the cooler problem & flush the cooling system.If that doesn't cure it,it's time to check the head gasket.

[THE BADGE]

Hi Meg,
The temperature your van is running at is fine, as for the oil in the water it could well be the oil cooler , if the van runs ok & doesn't smoke it's more likely to be this, rather than the Head Gasket, do you get a high build-up of pressure in the main water hoses ? this would suggest Head Gasket, hopefully not, I would certainly remove the oil cooler, thoroughly clean it & fit new seals, this is the easiest & cheapest way to eliminate problems, always start with the basics first,
Hope this helps, let me know the outcome.