Water in oil pan after removing heads?

I took 2 motors apart this week. One is a 460 ford motor and the other is a 92 toyota 1.6 motor. I want to know if its possible to get water in the oil pan just by removing the heads and intake manifold. If so, is it a lot of water or a small amount?Water in oil pan after removing heads?
after you crack the head bolts loose and start to move the heads on the block you disturb the head gasket, allowing any fluids to find a lower level. coolant and oil will settle together, so yes your situation could me caused by this.Water in oil pan after removing heads?
yes, it is possible and usually does happen, to get water in the oil when removing heads. when you remove the head you open up the coolant passages and if you didn't drain the block before removing the heads any water/coolant will spill out and drain into the oil passages. Whenever I have an engine apart, after reassembly I drain the oil and put in fresh. After starting and running the engine, I get it up to temp to make sure the t-stat opens, check for leaks, set timing if applicable and any other adjustments, then I'll drain the oil and change the filter before sending down the road.
Yes - and it's contaminated with antifreeze which the rod, main and cam bearing surfaces are not compatible.


Drain the oil %26amp; replace the filter and be safe - it's cheap enough insurance and you know what they say:


You never seem to have the time to do the job properly, but you always can find the time to do it over.


And it's usually more than a few drops - the coolant that empties from the intake and heads seeps past the pistons and the oil galley and ports into the crankcase.
It's hard to avoid it totally. How much depends in large part on whether or not you opened the block drain before you took it apart. Besides the heads, the Intake on the V8 has a coolant passage too.





If it's a lot, I'd change the oil before you start it. And then either way, change it a little while after you start it, once it's had a chance to warm up a little bit, but before you go out and stomp on it.
Yes it's possible, and it all depends all the amount. Just go through, and do a mental checklist of everything you done to make sure you did everything right. Change your oil, if you done everything right, and start er up and run it for alittle bit, then check your oil.
Yes. The oil passages and water passages are right next to eachother. We are onle talking about a few drops. It is always a good idea to change the oil a hundred miles after a job like this anyway to flush any metal/water out.