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Old 08-26-03, 09:27 AM
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oil in water?

when you lose your water seals and oil gets into your water, how much oil are we talking about?
my car supposedly overheated once and i have a rebuild, but there's a little bit of oil swirl in my overflow tank. could this be leftovers from when it died? i am losing water more than i think i should be.
i washed the bottle out and am waiting to see if it comes back.
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Just do the water seal test!
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Oil will be obsorbed into the pores of the bottle, so everytime it gets water/coolant in it there will be some floating on it...
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what's the water seal test?
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Fill motor with coolant (cold, and fill it ALL the way), leave filler cap off. Pull EGI fuse. Crank motor. Geyeser out of filler neck? Bad O-rings. Bad motor...No cookie

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Nice advice J-Rat, and btw ITS MY 500TH POST!
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