water in oil, oil cooler?
05-15-2010, 04:25 PM
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water in oil, oil cooler?
Just finished installing new computer on the new engine. It sat for a year while I was in Afghanistan and noticed there was oil leaking from the oil filter. Figured because it was sitting for a while. So I changed the oil and the filter. Before starting it for the first time I saw a drip of oil on the bottom of the filter again. So I tightened it a little thinking it was loose. Started the car up ran ok, needs some tuning. Looked under the car and there was a milky substance steadily coming off of the oil filter. Is it possible for the oil cooler to mix coolant in with the oil? Or do I have another problem? Thanks
05-15-2010, 04:47 PM
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Car: 82 S10, 83 280ZX, 84 Z28
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Re: water in oil, oil cooler?
do you have metal lines going to the driver's side of the radiator? an oil cooler leak would usually leak oil into the radiator. milky oil usually means a leaking intake gasket or head gasket.
05-15-2010, 05:22 PM
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Re: water in oil, oil cooler?
the metal lines go from the oil cooler right above the oil filter to the passenger side of the radiator.
05-15-2010, 07:38 PM
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Re: water in oil, oil cooler?
Well I took off the intake and thats were it was leaking at. In all my wisdom I didn't put rtv on the intake side of the coolant ports. Oh well lesson learned.
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