oil getting into coolant
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oil getting into coolant
I have engine oil filling up my coolant expansion tank on a 2001 E220cdi, I have replaced oil cooler with a new seal, could a blocked crankcase breather cause enough pressure to build up and force oil into the coolant side of the oil cooler?? thanks for any help.
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Its more likely to be oil coming from your transmission cooler than engine oil cooler. Depending on your exact model it may either be a seperate heat exchanger or in the radiator. Most likely it's the radiator.
Once you have solved the cause of the oil leak it will take a few flushes before you get all the oil out of the coolant.
Once you have solved the cause of the oil leak it will take a few flushes before you get all the oil out of the coolant.
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Thanks for your reply, my car has manual transmission, so l believe it does not have an oil cooler, must have a look at the crankcase breather today, its has done about 190K miles so far, so it might need cleaning. Soda crystal l hear might be a good method of cleaning the cooling system, and a bit of washing powder to give it a sparkle.
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Seeing it's manual then you wont have a gearbox cooler.
I would flush the radiator, there are products available for cleaning oil from cooling systems, they definitely do help!
I would flush the radiator, there are products available for cleaning oil from cooling systems, they definitely do help!
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