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Oil in coolant, bad head or head gasket

Incidents & Traffic / Sudden Breakdown written by @Freedom_JK Freedom Edition Wrangler JK Unlimited (Jeep Wrangler 2013)
08.22.2016
Miles: 72000

This past weekend my temperature light came on and I looked at the gauges to find out that my 2013 JKU was overheating. It has never come close to overheating. 

I let it cool off and I opened the radiator cap only to discover a blown sludge in there. And the bad news is that it smelled like motor oil. 

I purged the sludge out so that I could get it to run cool again so that I could get it to the dealer. That was on Saturday and today is Monday. They are supposed to start looking at it today. 

So, in you alls experience, should I expect a blown head gasket or a warped head? I have 72,000 miles on it so it is out of warranty. 

If it is a warped head, will Chrysler cover that? I have read a lot about the heads having to be replaced in the Pentastar engines.

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