vargas

I did it about 1200 miles ago but I did travel from SD to LA twice. For those who don't know it's 4 hours round trip.
I did push the engine the last time I went. Doing 100 on the highways @ 3k rpm. I'm guessing that's why my motor oil was depleted.

DRAGUL

If you are loosing that much oil in only 1,200 miles of driving then you got problems.

vargas

Can I have a faulty oil cooler? I been reading on other forums. Would a faulty oil cooler cause oil to get into the coolant?

uberstang1

Yes its a possibility.

vargas

So I decided to replace the whole coolant system because it's too much oil to clean up. I'm replacing the oil cooler as well. Oh and I need to replace the whole intake...stupid plastic.

DRAGUL

Let us know if that solves your problem. Good luck with the repair.

vargas

A month later I fixed the coolant problem but now I'm facing hoses that are flimsy. The coolant system doesn't appear to be holding pressure at the hoses but the car runs normal. Doesn't over heat. Oil dip sticks are clean. No white smoke from tail pipe. I also found the leak in the manifold and used silicone to seal the gap where the gasket tore apart and it's working swell.

So out of curiosity what; other than a leak(which I don't have) can cause no/low pressure in the coolant system? Is it because I have no thermostat installed?

vargas

To my understanding, thermostats help the engine reach optimal engine temperature and nothing more. Last time I put a new thermostat it made the coolant system worse so I removed it and car runs better.

What is so bad about running no t-stat? I live in San Diego so climate isn't a factor like it is in cold or hot states.