[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Please help, coolant in oil
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_0096_01C30921.5D4B69E0
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
1. Are you using coolant more than usual?
2. Oil analysis would be able to determine the presence of coolant in =
the oil. You can probably find this service at a truck (as in 18 =
wheeler) service shop or lubricant dealer. Cost should be about $12 a =
shot and yes ask how they need the sample (my dealer does best in the =
midst of a warm drain). Simple, positive and fairly quick way to get =
pointed in the right direction. You could burn that much in exploratory =
gasketry.
Much luck,
Andy
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Robbie Cotner=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 12:47 PM
Subject: Please help, coolant in oil
This is on my '83 1.8JH; rebuilt about 11K ago. Head gasket =
replaced about 3K ago(had to remove head because of broken exh. stud, =
not because gasket was bad). Recent compression test showed even =
135-140psi across all cylinders. Absolutely no smoke from the exhaust.
When replacing the oil pump about a week ago I found a thin film of =
coolant along the bottom of the oil pan, thin enough that it was =
undetectable even by draining the oil, the only way I noticed was after =
removing and cleaning the pan. =20
Now the problem seems to be worsening. My crankcase breather hose =
is full of ugly oil "milk"(coolant filled), but when I push my dipstick =
down all the way to the bottom of the pan there is no coolant on the tip =
of it(I push it all the way down after removing that plastic thing). I =
removed the valve cover and the oil in the head looks normal, great =
even. What is going on? What should I do? How can I test to see if =
it's the oil to water cooler? How harmful is it to drive with this =
little amount of coolant in there?
Last but not least, when I removed the oil pan I also found a very =
very small chunk of cast iron, presumably from the block. From it's =
appearance it looks like it was sheared off from overtightening a bolt =
somewhere, but I'm not sure where. Could it be a cracked/broken block? =
Thanks in advance, please help!
-Rob
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-----
Do you Yahoo!?
The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.
------=_NextPart_000_0096_01C30921.5D4B69E0
Content-Type: text/html;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Diso-8859-1">
<META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=3DGENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. Are you using coolant more than=20
usual?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. Oil analysis would be able to =
determine the=20
presence of coolant in the oil. You can probably find this service at a =
truck=20
(as in 18 wheeler) service shop or lubricant dealer. Cost should be =
about $12 a=20
shot and yes ask how they need the sample (my dealer does best in =
the=20
midst of a warm drain). Simple, positive and fairly quick way to get =
pointed in=20
the right direction. You could burn that much in exploratory=20
gasketry.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2> Much=20
luck,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2> &nbs=
p; =20
Andy</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Drobw_z@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com";>Robbie =
Cotner</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org";>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 22, 2003 =
12:47=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Please help, coolant =
in=20
oil</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV> This is on my '83 1.8JH; rebuilt about 11K ago. Head =
gasket=20
replaced about 3K ago(had to remove head because of broken exh. stud, =
not=20
because gasket was bad). Recent compression test showed even =
135-140psi=20
across all cylinders. Absolutely no smoke from the =
exhaust.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> When replacing the oil pump about a week ago I =
found a=20
thin film of coolant along the bottom of the oil pan, thin enough that =
it was=20
undetectable even by draining the oil, the only way I noticed was =
after=20
removing and cleaning the pan. </DIV>
<DIV> Now the problem seems to be worsening. My crankcase =
breather=20
hose is full of ugly oil "milk"(coolant filled), but when I push my =
dipstick=20
down all the way to the bottom of the pan there is no coolant on the =
tip of=20
it(I push it all the way down after removing that plastic =
thing). I=20
removed the valve cover and the oil in the head looks normal, great=20
even. What is going on? What should I do? How can I =
test to=20
see if it's the oil to water cooler? How harmful is it to drive =
with=20
this little amount of coolant in there?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Last but not least, when I removed the oil pan I also =
found a very=20
very small chunk of cast iron, presumably from the block. From =
it's=20
appearance it looks like it was sheared off from overtightening a bolt =
somewhere, but I'm not sure where. Could it be a cracked/broken=20
block? Thanks in advance, please help!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>-Rob</DIV>
<P><BR>
<HR SIZE=3D1>
Do you Yahoo!?<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/search/mailsig/*http://search.yahoo.com";>T=
he New=20
Yahoo! Search</A> - Faster. Easier. Bingo.</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
------=_NextPart_000_0096_01C30921.5D4B69E0--