what does oil in the coolant reservoir mean?
10-25-2002, 08:55 AM
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what does oil in the coolant reservoir mean?
theres a bit of oil on the empty part of the tank. also after a while of driving, oil comes out of my breather filter. please let me know what u think
its a turbo sohc vtec, greddy kit for 2 years
its a turbo sohc vtec, greddy kit for 2 years
10-25-2002, 09:14 AM
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Re: what does oil in the coolant reservoir mean? (turboD16)
Are you loosing any water or oil? Could be a bad Headgasket or cracked cylinder....
Oil coming out of the breather is blowby because of bad rings, or a bad or clogged PCV valve, or possibly both.
I run an exhaust gas evacuation system on my car, which eliminates blow by gases very efficiently.
[Modified by PWRVTEC, 1:18 PM 10/25/2002]
Oil coming out of the breather is blowby because of bad rings, or a bad or clogged PCV valve, or possibly both.
I run an exhaust gas evacuation system on my car, which eliminates blow by gases very efficiently.
[Modified by PWRVTEC, 1:18 PM 10/25/2002]
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