oil in coolant
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oil in coolant
I just opened my radiator cap and saw 3 to 4 drops of small brown oil droplets.
then I checked my coolant reservoir and it seemed to looked greasy.
Car was never tracked ran hard. 89,000 miles
just changed, coolant, all belts, new water pump, and tranny rebuild. 5 months ago
also my friend told me he saw a cloud of white smoke when I vtec'ed.
possibly a blown head gasket?
brian
then I checked my coolant reservoir and it seemed to looked greasy.
Car was never tracked ran hard. 89,000 miles
just changed, coolant, all belts, new water pump, and tranny rebuild. 5 months ago
also my friend told me he saw a cloud of white smoke when I vtec'ed.
possibly a blown head gasket?
brian
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Re: oil in coolant (IBriaIN)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IBriaIN »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
possibly a blown head gasket? brian</TD></TR></TABLE>
You said it yourself...
possibly a blown head gasket?
brian</TD></TR></TABLE>You said it yourself...
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Re: oil in coolant (IBriaIN)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IBriaIN »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">possibly a blown head gasket?
brian</TD></TR></TABLE>
There ya go. Do a compression & leakdown if you need more assurance.
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There ya go. Do a compression & leakdown if you need more assurance.
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Re: oil in coolant (IBriaIN)
Is your coolant milky? If you just have a couple of drops of an oily substance floating on the top of the coolant I wouldnt worry about it. Do a compression.
Re: oil in coolant (walker111)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by walker111 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is your coolant milky? If you just have a couple of drops of an oily substance floating on the top of the coolant I wouldnt worry about it. Do a compression.</TD></TR></TABLE> Please fix it. Unattended small problem will bubble up to big problem.
Please fix it. Unattended small problem will bubble up to big problem.
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Re: oil in coolant (CW-ITR)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CW-ITR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> Please fix it. Unattended small problem will bubble up to big problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'm not explaining it well...I have seen on more than a few different cars oil/water effect at the top of the radiator. Not a mixture of the two and not even close to a lot, just a drop or two. Whether its coolant and oil or coolant and something else I dont know....but its not a big deal. Usually a blown headgasket will drop a lot of oil into your coolant creating chocolate milk in your radiator.
Please fix it. Unattended small problem will bubble up to big problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>I'm not explaining it well...I have seen on more than a few different cars oil/water effect at the top of the radiator. Not a mixture of the two and not even close to a lot, just a drop or two. Whether its coolant and oil or coolant and something else I dont know....but its not a big deal. Usually a blown headgasket will drop a lot of oil into your coolant creating chocolate milk in your radiator.
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