losing coolant, looks like oil in coolant, but 150psi compression on all 4? hg?

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I thought I had the symptoms for a blown headgasket likea) loss of coolantb) oil in radiator

but today i did a compression test and got 150 on all 4 cylinders. could it still be a headgasket issue? any ideas of what other leaks could cause symptoms like this?


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yeah, it can still be the gasket. it just isnt leaking around the cylinders. fire rings are intact but some oil and coolant passages could be pwnt. i really dont know, it could be plenty of other things as well.... i know i get a little oil in my coolant because my head gasket isnt sealing properly at the back on the exhaust side. i still get 165psi across the board though. hows your gasket? is it stock? have you changed it in the past? im running a nismo MLS deal and i never got the head properly milled down, so thats whats causing my problems.


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