Coolant has milky white color - oil mixed in?
#1
Coolant has milky white color - oil mixed in?
I started my 66 Mustang today. Checked the fluids. The oil dipstick was covered with dark oil half way up. Several times I wiped it but couldn't get a better reading. Transmission level was low as expected. I saw black soot on the ground behind the tail pipes.
But then I looked at the coolant. It had a milky white color. I thought this was associated to a mix of oil in the coolant. Is that true?
But then I looked at the coolant. It had a milky white color. I thought this was associated to a mix of oil in the coolant. Is that true?
#5
if your radiator is old, brittle and in rough condition, you could try to replace that before you go after the head gaskets.
#6
NOT meaning to jack the thread. But, I have a question for you guys on the same lines.
No milkshake at all, clean oil and clean coolant. BUT I do get tiny bubbles in my radiator and have lost some coolant. No visible leaks. How can I tell if I have a blown head gasket!?
No milkshake at all, clean oil and clean coolant. BUT I do get tiny bubbles in my radiator and have lost some coolant. No visible leaks. How can I tell if I have a blown head gasket!?
#8
NOT meaning to jack the thread. But, I have a question for you guys on the same lines.
No milkshake at all, clean oil and clean coolant. BUT I do get tiny bubbles in my radiator and have lost some coolant. No visible leaks. How can I tell if I have a blown head gasket!?
No milkshake at all, clean oil and clean coolant. BUT I do get tiny bubbles in my radiator and have lost some coolant. No visible leaks. How can I tell if I have a blown head gasket!?
If your oil and your coolant are clean and you have no outside leaks, the only other place coolant has left to go from a head gasket is the combustion chamber.
#9
are you losing a lot of coolant? Look for white smoke out of the tail pipe. You could pull the plugs and look for coolant in the combustion chamber. Otherwise do a compression test/cylinder leakdown test and see if any of your numbers are below 120.
If your oil and your coolant are clean and you have no outside leaks, the only other place coolant has left to go from a head gasket is the combustion chamber.
If your oil and your coolant are clean and you have no outside leaks, the only other place coolant has left to go from a head gasket is the combustion chamber.
No white smoke.
I will try the plugs and see what i find. I need to change them anyway...what type should i use!?