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Re: bubbles on dipstick '90 9000t
Posted by CalAero (more from CalAero) on Thu, 12 Dec 2002 21:11:49
In Reply to: bubbles on dipstick '90 9000t, chris, Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:30:29
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Are they air bubbles or is the oil getting foamy? Oil can get foamy from coolant contamination, or from having a low level and driving it hard. At low level, the crankshaft can act like an egg beater and whip the foam like whipping cream. However it sounds like your condition isn't that advanced. Have you also tried removing the plugs and running a compression test? Look at the plugs for signs of oil fouling (a dark ash forming on them) and see if one cylinder is weak. Although YMMV, I've found my headgaskets have failed from a coolant galley into a cylinder causing rough idle; not from oil to coolant galley.
Good Luck!
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Posts in this Thread:
- bubbles on dipstick '90 9000t, chris, Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:30:29
- Re: bubbles, Steve Brown, Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:24:41
- Re: bubbles on dipstick '90 9000t, CalAero, Thu, 12 Dec 2002 21:11:49 <-- Viewing This Message
- Don't worry so much, oil moves around , its OK nm, roman, Thu, 12 Dec 2002 15:39:41
- Re: bubbles on dipstick '90 9000t, Tom 9KT, Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:44:47
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