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Old 09-03-2010, 10:54 PM
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That red stuff from GM just doesn't work as well as normal a/f. It was designed to resolve some specific corrosion problem in some GM cars iirc.
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Old 09-04-2010, 02:18 AM
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the red stuff turns to foam if you have air in your cooling system! (if dexcool is what you speak of)
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Old 09-04-2010, 10:13 AM
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The orange foam was when i was draining the oil not coolant.
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Old 09-04-2010, 10:18 AM
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did anyone bother reading what I posted.

ITS ****ING NORMAL.... MOVE ON!
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Old 09-04-2010, 03:20 PM
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alright thanks adder. I am still curious if coolant were to be in my oil what would the oil be like Milky or easy to tell or what?
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Old 09-04-2010, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by AdderMk2
did anyone bother reading what I posted.

ITS ****ING NORMAL.... MOVE ON!
Most likely. But if he's using Dexcool and is losing a small amount of coolant, I'd want to be certain it's not getting into the pan.
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Old 09-04-2010, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 67mustang302
Most likely. But if he's using Dexcool and is losing a small amount of coolant, I'd want to be certain it's not getting into the pan.
This is my concern.
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Old 09-04-2010, 07:52 PM
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orange foam in the oil doesnt sound normal at all u might have a small leek around the intake manifold or a head gasket i would try retorqueing all of them.
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Old 09-04-2010, 10:58 PM
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Oil can have an orange or redish color to it. The problem is with him running Dexcool, it makes it hard to be certain it's NOT coolant, especially since he's losing some.
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Old 09-04-2010, 11:13 PM
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I always thought coolant went like water does in oil and goes milky?
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