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maxieman Newbie
Joined: 07 Jul 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Yorkshire
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 22:28 Post subject: Engine oil showing in radiator (water system) |
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Friend recently bought 3.1 Duty with 100k on clock. No problems until this week when engine oil is showing in radiator (water system). Any ideas? Advice welcome. |
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Speedfight70cc **
Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 85 Location: Anglesey, North Wales
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 23:36 Post subject: |
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Hi there
Is there a lot of oil showing up in the coolant?,
Is the coolant temp gague reading normal?,
has there been any drop in oil or water levels?
and is there any mayonasey substance visable on the oil dip stick?
its possible this could be a slowly failing head gasket. We might be more able to help with a bit more info
Alan |
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dxmedia *******
Joined: 04 Mar 2007 Posts: 4677 Location: Hope Valley
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 13:02 Post subject: |
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Proably one of two things.
1/ If your lucky, the oil cooler in the bottom of the rad (I think this is right??) is leaking, so oil is getting into the water?
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lessunflowers Newbie
Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 9 Location: LYMINGTON
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 14:02 Post subject: |
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My wifes car has had the same symptons for ages Not Trooper/Big horn though, we had a pressure test done on it nothing obvious showed up. I now understand that Snap-on make a tester which takes a sample of water and from the chemicals in the water will tell you if the head gasket is failing. Her car decided to finally give a blast of mucky water out of the expansion tank last week. I took off a radiator hose and the waterways were covered with a creamy mess. So I think shes blown a gasket.
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Speedfight70cc **
Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 85 Location: Anglesey, North Wales
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 18:33 Post subject: |
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dxmedia wrote: |
Proably one of two things.
1/ If your lucky, the oil cooler in the bottom of the rad (I think this is right??) is leaking, so oil is getting into the water?
2/ Head gasket's on it's way out. |
which models had an oil cooler in the bottom of the rad?
Alan |
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