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What DO you want to do? Posted by SWEDECAR [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Update to coolant issue. (semi-long), John Bergman, Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:39:21 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
It's not much secret what it could be but a failing engine oil cooler or maybe a transmission oil cooler (but that leaves a strawberry milkshake look).
The oil will now fast deteriorate the rubber in ALL hoses and hoses will start to pop one by one by the extra pressure building up with the lack of circulation.
If treated early it is less job in saving the engine but if you wait too long, you end up paying a mechanic dearly unless you do it all yourself.
I have seen both good and bad cases and I'm telling you, I will not take on a bad case again without charging as much as I possibly can and recommending replacing A LOT of things in one sweep.
This is what a bad radiator looked like after I had spent an hour messing around flushing boiling water with citrus soda through it under fairly high flow and also filling up the system with water and detergent running the car at highway speeds for another two hours and two drain and refills of water/detergent.
Since I had replaced the radiator 30K miles ago, I just didn't want to throw it away but boy was I mistaken and I would have saved a lot of money ripping it out and replacing it right away which I had to do anyway.
Anders
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