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Same Problem ... and what I have done so far Posted by iveand [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Coolant on oil dipstick?, Phillip, Wed, 28 Jan 2004 05:34:25 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I noticed the same problem a short while back. The sludge was on the tip of the dipstick, down deep where the oil level should be. So it was coolant in the oil, NOT just condensation (which would be up toward the cap of the stick).
I got a torque wrench from Sears, and did the head bolt re-torquing, following the TSB from townsend. I also found black sludge in my valve cover, which I have been fighting ever since (another story). Anyway, the re-torquing did NOT work, unfortunately. I have since added bar's leak and changed the oil twice (each time after noticing a white coolant buildup on the stick). I am assuming that even a fairly small amount of coolant in the oil would really compromise the viscosity, etc. and it should be changed pronto. I also did an "engine flush" with the oil change, and, wow, did a lot of gunk come out! I am deliberating over trying the Auto-Rx 3 oil change system. Maybe trace coolant leaks have been the original cause of a lot of the bigger black sludge problems in (at least this one) the 2.3's. Good luck.
any other advice?
iveand
96 900S 2.3L 5speed 127K
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_______________________________________ 2006 9-3 Aero SC 2.8T 6-speed (current) 1990 900 SPG 2.0T 5-speed (current) 1985 900 2.0T 5-speed ("DOA" donor car) 1985 900 2.0T 4-door 5-speed (gifted to friend, RIP) 1996 900S 2.3L 5-speed (gifted to friend, RIP?)
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