milky liquid in radiator.......unsure of severity.
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milky liquid in radiator.......unsure of severity.
I'm under the impression that milky water/coolant means the coolant seals are goin but i'm not sure. I searched for milky radiator and found nothing usefull but
i need to make sure what's going on.
as I said it is milky white water/coolant, which I assume are tiny little air bubbles. This car has never overheated as has a good 40-50K on the rebuild.............there is a chance that the coolant system needs a flush but i need some of your input on the subject.............
i need to make sure what's going on.
as I said it is milky white water/coolant, which I assume are tiny little air bubbles. This car has never overheated as has a good 40-50K on the rebuild.............there is a chance that the coolant system needs a flush but i need some of your input on the subject.............
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bout 3500 miles ago...........adding a bit of oil every 1500...........i'm changing it tomorrow though...... I haven't done any tests yet.....I noticed last night and I won't be able to check it till later tonight.....
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the radiator has a small leak at the top...............i'm picking up a spare I have at my parents and doing a coolant system flush and replacing the radiator on Tues............. I hope that's the end of it..............
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i had the same thing happen, only my coolant seals were fine. It was the freeze plug behind the front cover that was mixing the coolant with the oil.
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well, here is an update:
the radiator was broken around the PAT.#............coolant was leaking from the edges...............I had a spare radiator and replaced the whole thing yesteday.........
I had a several issues during install ( I should know better than to overlook anything) but nothing serious.
I drove it last night with no issues.............but the coolant buzzer was going off a lot, especially at idle........it would go away under load ( i assume the sensor was not getting water at idle and the pressure of driving raised the water level).........
the radiator was leaking from the lower radiator hose and I tightened the clamp and added water...........that did not help at all, sO i came home for breakfast earlier and decided to double check the clam and it was not even on the hose......I took a risk, unclamed it and put it on the hose the correct way...........
what bothered me a bit was when I turned it on with the radiator cap off ( to top it off) and as I am pouring water in the radiator i saw bubbles........I know that's also a warning pointing towards the coolant seals but it was a fairly recent rebuild and has never been overheated....I will post any updates and please feel free to post any info, tips and suggestions.
the radiator was broken around the PAT.#............coolant was leaking from the edges...............I had a spare radiator and replaced the whole thing yesteday.........
I had a several issues during install ( I should know better than to overlook anything) but nothing serious.
I drove it last night with no issues.............but the coolant buzzer was going off a lot, especially at idle........it would go away under load ( i assume the sensor was not getting water at idle and the pressure of driving raised the water level).........
the radiator was leaking from the lower radiator hose and I tightened the clamp and added water...........that did not help at all, sO i came home for breakfast earlier and decided to double check the clam and it was not even on the hose......I took a risk, unclamed it and put it on the hose the correct way...........
what bothered me a bit was when I turned it on with the radiator cap off ( to top it off) and as I am pouring water in the radiator i saw bubbles........I know that's also a warning pointing towards the coolant seals but it was a fairly recent rebuild and has never been overheated....I will post any updates and please feel free to post any info, tips and suggestions.
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