Coolant coming from oil pan bolt....on darton block???
10-23-2002, 06:25 PM
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Coolant coming from oil pan bolt....on darton block???
Im in the middle of a break in to my Darton sleeved B18c1 (800 miles and I can hardly wait to finally turn up the boost!!!!)
Anyways Ive been loosing coolant lately and noticing little green puddles underneath my car. I put it off thinking it was a small leak from a heater hose.
Then I go to change my oil for the first time and I see coolant and coolant residue covering my oil pan. Its also all over my exhaust (where the cat would be if I had one
) and EGT probe too!
I drained the coolant and its fine. I drain the oil and its fine. I replace.
I put the car on blocks and I start the car and go underneath to see where the damn coolant is coming from.
Green coolant is spurting out from an oil pan bolt that bolts into the block! Its the one above the oil drain bolt. Its green and not mixing with the oil.
What the hell could this be? Im stumped. A poorly installed oil pan gasket? A stripped oil pan bolt or the threads on the block? Shifting of the sleeve? Please help!!
Anyways Ive been loosing coolant lately and noticing little green puddles underneath my car. I put it off thinking it was a small leak from a heater hose.
Then I go to change my oil for the first time and I see coolant and coolant residue covering my oil pan. Its also all over my exhaust (where the cat would be if I had one
) and EGT probe too! I drained the coolant and its fine. I drain the oil and its fine. I replace.
I put the car on blocks and I start the car and go underneath to see where the damn coolant is coming from.
Green coolant is spurting out from an oil pan bolt that bolts into the block! Its the one above the oil drain bolt. Its green and not mixing with the oil.
What the hell could this be? Im stumped. A poorly installed oil pan gasket? A stripped oil pan bolt or the threads on the block? Shifting of the sleeve? Please help!!
10-23-2002, 06:54 PM
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Re: Coolant coming from oil pan bolt....on darton block??? (SO3Burner)
I believe its coming from the bolt or coming from in between the oilpan and the block where the gasket is. How would coolant end up there? Please dont let it be the sleeves shifting...
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10-23-2002, 07:24 PM
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Re: Coolant coming from oil pan bolt....on darton block??? (SO3Burner)
Sounds like it may be coming from a hose up top. Probably the oil cooler coolant hoses or the heater hoses up top to the heater core. Its probably leaking slow and running down the back of the block making it seem to come from the oil pan gasket area.
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Re: Coolant coming from oil pan bolt....on darton block??? (SO3Burner)
Well at least I believe its coming from the bolt. Its coming out from in between the oilpan and the block where the gasket is. How would coolant end up there? Please God dont let it be the sleeves shifting...*prays*
J/Ptry droping the pan and see if you can see anything.
Rob
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