oil in antifreeze
#11
I've used these folks in the past and they seem to do a pretty good job:
- blackstone-labs-DOT-com/
#13
Also there is so much oil in the coolant or vice versa, that my anti freeze is the consistency of oil, someone told me that the radiator could be a source of the problem but I find that hard to believe. Another question is after iv found and fixed the problem, what is a good way to flush out all the sludge that's in my engine?
#14
Considering the amount of oil in the radiator, I would've thought that draining the oil would allow you to see the antifreeze but I never had that firsthand. I've used blackstone also, so I'll 2nd that suggestion.
I don't know what would clean it out. Prestone super-flush?? You could even fill with some kind of detergent but then rinse very thoroughly. You can remove the thermostat & use a garden hose to flush right through everything. Then rinse with distilled water & then add antifreeze.
I don't know what would clean it out. Prestone super-flush?? You could even fill with some kind of detergent but then rinse very thoroughly. You can remove the thermostat & use a garden hose to flush right through everything. Then rinse with distilled water & then add antifreeze.
#18
Should have specified a little more on my last question, the answer I was looking for is that is there any way for the coolant to get into the oil from the intake, for example if the coolant running threw the intake would be able to drip down into the piston some how..is that at all possible?
#19
I don't think so because coolant would have to get sucked into the combustion chamber then make its way down through the piston rings into the crankcase.
That doesn't sound plausible because when a leaky headgasket puts coolant into the cylinder, it shows up as steam in the exhaust. Not into the oil.
edit:
Wait, that the opposite direction, right? You got oil in your antifreeze but you don't have any antifreeze in your oil...?
When you first start a cold engine, the oil pressure comes up quickly. That can push oil through a leaky headgasket, into the water-jacket. But after you turn off a hot engine, the oil pressure drops very quickly, and the coolant pressure stays high for 1/2-hour or more as it cools down. How can it leak one way and not the opposite?
Even if the leak is located somewhere else (not the headgasket), you still have the pressure difference in opposite directions at different times.
That doesn't sound plausible because when a leaky headgasket puts coolant into the cylinder, it shows up as steam in the exhaust. Not into the oil.
edit:
Wait, that the opposite direction, right? You got oil in your antifreeze but you don't have any antifreeze in your oil...?
When you first start a cold engine, the oil pressure comes up quickly. That can push oil through a leaky headgasket, into the water-jacket. But after you turn off a hot engine, the oil pressure drops very quickly, and the coolant pressure stays high for 1/2-hour or more as it cools down. How can it leak one way and not the opposite?
Even if the leak is located somewhere else (not the headgasket), you still have the pressure difference in opposite directions at different times.
Last edited by JimBlake; 10-29-2012 at 03:49 PM.