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'94 9400 losing coolant

Discussion in 'International Forum' started by kev2809, Sep 25, 2016.

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  1. Sep 28, 2016 #21
    Heavyd

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    Ok, this is good. 5 is normal. This means you likely don't have a bad head gasket or compressor leaking compression into the coolant.
     
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  3. Sep 28, 2016 #22
    kev2809

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    lol...i was under the impression it has to be at least 10. well that's good. let me ask u this...could i bad oil cooler cause me lose 2 gallons a day and put coolant in the oil?

    im thinking when i drained the radiator and oil came out..it will prob neef an oil cooler anyways. whats weird is when i drained a little oil the other day to get the lab work done not a drop a water came out..it was pure oil
    and it had been sitting almost 2 days
     
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  4. Sep 29, 2016 #23
    Heavyd

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    2 gallons a day should be easy to find. This will ruin the oil and collect at the bottom of pan, make the level go up on the dip stick in no time. If the oil looks good I would say you are burning it. Oil in the coolant probably is the cooler, but oil pressure is higher than coolant pressure when the engine is running so it is harder to get that much coolant into the oil, but easy for oil in the coolant.
     
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  5. Sep 29, 2016 #24
    kev2809

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    funny thing today...i checked my truck yesterday and added water..this time only a gallon. today was a slow day but the truck stayed on quite a bit still...but i let it cool down when i got home. i go to add water and the thing is still completely full...i didnt lose anything today. so weird.
     
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  7. Oct 1, 2016 #25
    kev2809

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    definitely thinking im getting oil in the coolant now...this is the tank cap after running Thursday and friday. thinking of getting a new oiler cooler and see what happens.....

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  8. Oct 1, 2016 #26
    Heavyd

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    Yuck! Yep, for sure, oil cooler time!
     
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  9. Oct 5, 2016 #27
    kev2809

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    oil cooler came in today but cant get to it til monday. are these pretty straight forward to install?
     
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  10. Oct 5, 2016 #28
    Heavyd

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    Just unbolt and rebolt. Make sure to use new orings and gaskets. Make sure whole thing is in place and install all bolts by hand first before tightening them down. This is one of those jobs where you will inadvertently get some oil and coolant cross contaminated. It is recommended to change the oil and flush the cooling system and refill new fluids.
     
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  11. Oct 5, 2016 #29
    kev2809

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    ok seems easy enough. read online somewhere about flushing with detergent or something and change the coolant at least 3 times to flush it out..thats why i was asking. and it came with a gasket kit as well...was only 210 with everything..new.
     
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  12. Oct 6, 2016 #30
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    Don't forget to change coolant filter. Just flush till it comes out clean looking.
     
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