OIL IN COOLANT CAN!
01-17-2008, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ShocK,Jan 17 2008, 10:12 PM
Just fill your coolant with oil and your engine with coolant and run it for a few minutes and that should flush things out rofl.
01-17-2008, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ShocK,Jan 18 2008, 12:12 AM
Just fill your coolant with oil and your engine with coolant and run it for a few minutes and that should flush things out rofl.
08-27-2008, 01:56 PM
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My 05 S2k has a little oil in the coolant tank too. after about 3+ years my Mercedes C240 and Acura TSX both had a very small amount of oil in their coolant cans too. Both had over 30k + miles before I noticed and all still had the OG coolant. My S2k has the OG coolant too, it's prolly time to change it out anyway.
Is it possible that coolant just gets nasty and starts to break down this way after a while and looks like oil? Or maybe it does get a little oil in there over time and that is just the way it is. I've seen it on just about every 3+ year old car with OG coolant.
Is it possible that coolant just gets nasty and starts to break down this way after a while and looks like oil? Or maybe it does get a little oil in there over time and that is just the way it is. I've seen it on just about every 3+ year old car with OG coolant.
08-28-2008, 12:57 PM
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I had a leaky head gasket a few years ago on a Corolla.
The first sign was oil in the coolant reservoir.
The next sign was the A/C had a tough time keeping the car cool in the cabin.
Eventually, I noticed the engine temp gauge starting to climb higher than normal. That's when I put 2+2 together. When the engine cooled, pressure in the radiator would drop, and the pinhole leak in the gasket allowed gases from the pressurized cylinder to leak into the radiator. Those gases would cause an air pocket in the radiator that would otherwise pull coolant from the reservoir. The air pocket reduced the efficiency of the radiator, causing it to run hot and reducing the efficiency of the A/C.
Eventually, I started to see white smoke out the exhaust at startup. That's when I got my head gasket replaced.
Suggestion: When the engine is cold each morning, remove your radiator cap and see if the radiator is full. If it is not, yet you still have coolant in your reservoir, you have a leaky head gasket.
The first sign was oil in the coolant reservoir.
The next sign was the A/C had a tough time keeping the car cool in the cabin.
Eventually, I noticed the engine temp gauge starting to climb higher than normal. That's when I put 2+2 together. When the engine cooled, pressure in the radiator would drop, and the pinhole leak in the gasket allowed gases from the pressurized cylinder to leak into the radiator. Those gases would cause an air pocket in the radiator that would otherwise pull coolant from the reservoir. The air pocket reduced the efficiency of the radiator, causing it to run hot and reducing the efficiency of the A/C.
Eventually, I started to see white smoke out the exhaust at startup. That's when I got my head gasket replaced.
Suggestion: When the engine is cold each morning, remove your radiator cap and see if the radiator is full. If it is not, yet you still have coolant in your reservoir, you have a leaky head gasket.
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