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YOUR RESEARCH996.1 oil in coolant. Head already replaced. Residue?
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New water pump, head replaced due to a crack and oil in the cooling system.
996.1 oil in coolant. Head already replaced. Residue?
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That will depend on how thoroughly you tried to clean the cooling system after the repair......
996.1 oil in coolant. Head already replaced. Residue?
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After having an intermix you will have the oily mess clinging to the walls of both radiators the heater core and 23 hoses plus the metal pipes running the length of the car..
996.1 oil in coolant. Head already replaced. Residue?
Use high strength detergent , or even
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Even when using a high strength detergent , or even using a pure solvent like mineral spirits or brake clean there will still be a film surface in the reservoir for a few weeks..
996.1 oil in coolant. Head already replaced. Residue?
Use pure solvent like mineral spirits or brake
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Even when using a high strength detergent , or even using a pure solvent like mineral spirits or brake clean there will still be a film surface in the reservoir for a few weeks..
996.1 oil in coolant. Head already replaced. Residue?
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After having an intermix you will have the oily mess clinging to the walls of both radiators the heater core and 23 hoses plus the metal pipes running the length of the car..
996.1 oil in coolant. Head already replaced. Residue?
Use high strength detergent , or even
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Even when using a high strength detergent , or even using a pure solvent like mineral spirits or brake clean there will still be a film surface in the reservoir for a few weeks..
996.1 oil in coolant. Head already replaced. Residue?
Use pure solvent like mineral spirits or brake
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Even when using a high strength detergent , or even using a pure solvent like mineral spirits or brake clean there will still be a film surface in the reservoir for a few weeks..
996.1 oil in coolant. Head already replaced. Residue?
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I don't seem to be losing any oil. No intermix showing in the oil side. The engine was recently gone through. New water pump, head replaced due to a crack and oil in the cooling system. The system has been flushed but it would be assumed there would be residue. How much residue should I be expecting? I continue to drive the car, get it hot, then let it sit. When it's cool, I open it and skim the residue out of the tank.
This is normal ....
After having an intermix you will have the oily mess clinging to the walls of both radiators the heater core and 23 hoses plus the metal pipes running the length of the car..
Even when using a high strength detergent , or even using a pure solvent like mineral spirits or brake clean there will still be a film surface in the reservoir for a few weeks..
JUst keep skimming the oil for the top surface or soaking it up with absorbent cloth/towels until it is no longer coming to the surface....
That will depend on how thoroughly you tried to clean the cooling system after the repair......
With 1000 miles the film thickness should be getting noticeably less......
riddle me this. Every post I see about intermix shows a clear emulsion between the oil and coolant. Typical of what you'd see in major failure and similar to a chocolate milk color. My oil is sitting cleanly on top of the coolant. Not mixed. Clearly dark and separate. This seems weird to me.
that's easy,,, oil is lighter than coolant and wants to rise to the top, and if left alone that is what it is doing and the reservoir is the highest point...
But if the oil is "injected" into the coolant from a cracked head it will go through the water pump every 3-5 seconds like blender and become a milk shake ..
