# 2002 Nissan Maxima oil on the radiator

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-maxima-oil-on-the-radiator/114499>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [March 27, 2018, 6:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-maxima-oil-on-the-radiator/114499 "2018-03-27T06:25:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Javiermiranda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8c91f0/32.png) [@Javiermiranda](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Javiermiranda)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 6:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-maxima-oil-on-the-radiator/114499/1 "2018-03-27T06:25:04Z")

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There’s oil in the radiator what do I do

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-nissan-maxima-oil-on-the-radiator/114499/2 "2018-03-27T12:25:04Z")

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You need to find out where the oil is coming from and fix that. If it is an automatic transmission it could be coming from the transmission. Likely, though, it is coming from the head gasket or even a cracked block or head. A pressure check of the cooling system is needed.