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Old 07-11-02, 09:05 PM
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OIL in my coolant?!?!?!?!
my resevoir tank has OIL and water in it...WTF?!?!?
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WTF! WTF! WTF!
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I had this happen to me when I didn't change the coolant enough. Anti-freeze has oil in it that breaks down and separates. Flush the system and replace with 50/50 mixture and you should be ok. I wouldn't be worried unless the overflow tank is overflowing and your buzzer is going off.
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Yea it happened to me and i just so happened to have a damn hole through my block
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damn a hole in your block...that sux
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it looks like motor oil. straight BROWN SMELLY OIL. oh and my car smokes from behind the intake manifold when i run it for mor then 5-10 minutes.
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Sounds like the equivilent of a cracked head. Maybe one of your coolant or oil pockets isn't quite right? NEW HOUSINGS!
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