89 CROWN VIC:DO I NEED HEAD GASKET, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, OR NEW ENINGE REBUILD????

i have a 89 ford crown vic 5.0 302efi my oil and water is mixing and when i check the dipstick the TIP is only milky the rest of the dipstick looks normal and only the top of the oil cap is milky and the radiator has a little oil in it, im told i need a intake manifold GASKET?, but when i let it run today for 15 minutes because i dnt drive it oil was spraying out my exhaust not alot its barely noticeable its like spraying water out a spray bottle kinda im thinking of getting a new performance intake manifold (upper and lower) but only find the mustang 302 intake any help will be appreciated

Sounds like a warped head or leaking head gasket...even thru the water pump...

W/normal anti-freeze mixture w/motor oil....something is leading into areas not
designed.....

Pretty major tear down and replacement of parts....

Check your asset value in this vehicle...vs other options...

Forget the intake for now. You need to solve the oil/water mix problem FIRST.

Possibilities are blown head gasket (most likely), cracked head, cracked water pump, or cracked intake manifold that is sucking water into fuel mixture. Does the engine misfire any? I would NOT be running it too much at this point. Water and oil mix will tear up a set of bearings.

Being you have oil in the antifreeze AND the underside of your oil cap is milky, that's definitely oil/water mix. Now you need to find out what causes it.

The "oil spraying" from the exhaust can easily be water moisture mixing with internal corrosion in the muffler.

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But right now you need to solve the mix problem and fix it.

im not saying im going to buy a intake and put it on im saying if its just a intake gasket im goin to switch it out, its not oil spraying out its water not alot tho like a little miss n it drips on the ground so do u think i should just get a new engine

Hard to say on the motor without more information.

On the water out of the exhaust it is normal to see some condensation coming out while running the first thing after sitting. It would be worse if you are mixing the oil and coolant as well.

First things first identify the source of your oil and water mix just like jdmeaux and wizzard1222 said this is the most pressing issue and will tell you if you need a whole motor or something smaller. One thing that can help to narrow it down is to pull your plugs and look for fouling that may indicate misfiring on that cylinder helping you narrow it down. Other than that hit up crownvic.net tons of great info and help.