Looks like oil in coolant
06-17-2003, 07:19 PM
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Looks like oil in coolant
im getting oil residue in the overflow tank, i cleaned it once and then it just accumulates again. Could it be a leak in the head gasket? or just dirty cooling system that needs flushing and cleaning?
06-17-2003, 07:38 PM
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Originally posted by flipped cracker
sounds like a blown headgasket to me. that's what was happening when i blew mine.
sounds like a blown headgasket to me. that's what was happening when i blew mine.
wouldnt a blown head gasket cause more problems then just leaking oil in to the coolant? because my car still drives fine, but it does seem weaker when i drive around for awhile in 100 degree weather
06-17-2003, 09:40 PM
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my service manual says idle should be at 670rpm +/- 50 with no load, it idles around there and drops down to 600 after awhile then it goes up then down and continues. could it be a head gasket leak and its causing low compression?
06-18-2003, 01:21 AM
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if it was a head gasket leak the oil wouldnt be yellowish/brown it would be milky. my resivoir has the same thing and i got it check and the dealer said everything is in perfect working order. they even did a compression check and everything was on the money.