Water in my oil.
12-07-2017, 01:06 AM
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Water in my oil.
So my girlfriend drove my truck the other day and said the heat wasn't working. I checked the coolant and it was empty. Filled it up and hear worked again no leaks. I come out the next day and I see something dropping under the truck. It looked like diarrhea. I then checked the radiator and it was empty. Pulled the dipstick and it was milky crap. What do I do
12-07-2017, 02:15 AM
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Depending on miles, age and service history of the truck, you might be better off buying a reman engine. If it got hot enough to breach a head gasket (or crack a head) it may well have also de-tensioned the rings, which will leave you with a high blow-by oil burner.
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12-10-2017, 08:14 PM
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What Yr. and eng. ?
Water and oil don't mix.....
You have been pumping that "mix" through the motor.
Gm had a run of V6's that had plastic intake manifold gaskets.
When they would fail, you had an internal or external coolant leak.
External was a simple fix... as long as the car wasnt't overheated.
The internal leak was a little more of a problem....
If it was caught rt away, it was usually no problem.
But if it got as bad as you described, with the oil looking like Chocolate milk.
The engines would developed a lower end knock within a few months.
If i was shopping for a used truck, I would pass over the one that had head gaskets replaced VS one that had a reman motor.
And if your paying labor to have someone work on it, head gasket jobs are not that much cheaper than a motor swap !
Good luck on what route you go
Water and oil don't mix.....
You have been pumping that "mix" through the motor.
Gm had a run of V6's that had plastic intake manifold gaskets.
When they would fail, you had an internal or external coolant leak.
External was a simple fix... as long as the car wasnt't overheated.
The internal leak was a little more of a problem....
If it was caught rt away, it was usually no problem.
But if it got as bad as you described, with the oil looking like Chocolate milk.
The engines would developed a lower end knock within a few months.
If i was shopping for a used truck, I would pass over the one that had head gaskets replaced VS one that had a reman motor.
And if your paying labor to have someone work on it, head gasket jobs are not that much cheaper than a motor swap !
Good luck on what route you go