I got water in my engine?
So somehow water made it's way into my engine from my antifreeze tank and my stupid mechanic told me to keep filling it with water because it kept running out of antifreeze. My engine started acting up so I pulled the dipstick and it was almost to the top with milky oil. To the top of the dipstick, not top of the fill line. So tomorrow I'm going to go get my oil changed because I got the antifreeze problem fixed. Should I have them flush the engine or just do an oil change?
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Change your oil and hope for the best but it sounds like your engine was toasted a while ago. Maybe because you overheated it bad or never changed the coolant or who knows, but it's probably toast now. After the oil change keep oil and antifreeze tank full. Fill antifreeze tank with 50:50 antifreeze and distilled water. It doesn't need to be precisely half and half though. If problem persists your engine is toast and time to pay a couple thousands dollars to get it fixed or ditch the car.
On your next car always check both coolant and oil levels regularly, change the coolant ever 2-3 years, pull over and stop driving if the temp gauge gets to H, and replace thermostats only with OEM (dealer) thermostats when needed.
Travis, when you ask questions like this one, PLEASE include the YEAR, make, model, country of origin, ENGINE SIZE and MILEAGE!! If the oil is MILKY then a thorough flushing should be done BEFORE changing the oil! Since it IS milky, repairing the COOLANT issue will NOT repair the insides of your ENGINE! It looks to ME like you have a blown HEAD GA KSET or that your cylinder head has WARPED due to an OVERHEATED CONDITION! BEFORE YOU GO NUTS ON THIS, try FIRST to replace the HEAD BOLTS themselves! On MANY engines from around the word this will fix the issue! If the engine will RUN< then replace the head bolts ONE BY ONE and torque them down to SPECS! IF this is a GM engine, then you might be STUCK! milky OIL is not a GOOD thing to have, obviously, but many times, the HEAD BOLTS are designed to S T R E T C H to protect the alloy cylinder head. If the engine was REALLY overheated, then the head will be WARPED just like a FRYING PAN does if left unattended on the stove top! This can STILL be remedied with BRAND NEW HEAD BOLT SET! They cost about $40-50. If this does NOT fix the problem you can REUSE these new bolts, but you will have to install a new HEAD GASKET! If I knew EXACTLY which car you have here, I could be more help! JAPANESE and EURO cars are the BEST this way because their castings have SILICON and some Nickel in them usually for STRENGTH.
You more than likely have a bad head gasket or if it is a late 90's GM 3100, 3800, or other engine it could be the intake manifold gasket. Changing the oil will not fix this. Either get the head gasket or if you have a late 90s GM product it is the intake manifold gasket. But to answer your question get a oil change. Engine flushing is not recommended by the manufacturer and can loosen up sludge and cause more harm than good. If you do not get this fixed your engine will be destroyed...if it is not already.
Is this the first time you ever checked the dip stick? An overfilled crankcase with in your case coolant, more than likely ruined the engine. Fords blow more head gaskets that any other brand of car engine.
Sounds like you got a cracked head or blown head gasket. changing the oil will not do anything but delay the repairs needed.
You're engine is probably ruined. Drain the oil immediately and cross your fingers.
I can't decide who is the stupid one here the mechanic or the driver.