What happens if there is no oil in the head of the radiator?
If you have oil in your radiator but no radiator fluid in the head, then you more than likely have a crack in you’re radiator. Your truck (same as my husbands) has an oil cooling line that runs through the radiator. Its mixing there. Flush out the system and replace your radiator.
Why do I have water in my radiator?
There are only few obvious where this can happen: One is at the head gasket where oil can leak across the top of the head to the water passages (or into the cylinder or out the edge of the gasket) if the head isn’t properly torqued of perhaps if there is corrosion in the cooling system. Or the gasket could just be failing.
Can a high pressure radiator mix with water?
If it is not your radiator the only other place that higher pressure oil and water could mix is by a very strange crack in the block that only goes between a high pressure oil spot and somewhere that there is coolant. I give this a almost completely unlikely chance but stranger things have happened.
What happens when oil is mixed with coolant?
If you have oil mixed with coolant in the reservoir, you will notice a thick, milky or gravy-like substance that is a tell-tale sign that you have this issue. You will want to clean the reservoir thoroughly and flush the radiator with water.
If you have oil in your radiator but no radiator fluid in the head, then you more than likely have a crack in you’re radiator. Your truck (same as my husbands) has an oil cooling line that runs through the radiator. Its mixing there. Flush out the system and replace your radiator.
How can I tell if I have oil in my radiator?
When your car is completely cooled down of coarse, simply opening the radiator cap or cap on your coolant reservoir will quickly tell you if you have any oil in your system. Since oil is lighter than water most of the oil in your cooling system will float to the top of your radiator or coolant overflow tank.
Is it OK to put Trans Oil in the radiator?
Both the engine oil and trans oil passing through the radiator should be higher pressure than the water which is good news for you, there shouldn’t be water in places it can damage, oil in water doesn’t do much.
Is there water in the radiator in my GMC Envoy?
Theres oil in the radiator and the overflow tank of my 2002 GMC Envoy. The oil is fine, and has no water in it. The SUV gets regular oil changes, and the oil presure is fine. Water temperature is mostly normal, never overheating (not yet anyways).