Coolant in my Valley pan?
01-07-2005, 01:36 PM
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Coolant in my Valley pan?
I pulled my valley pan cover off today
to see where the oil leak is coming from
and I found more coolant than oil in there!
Is this normal,,,,,or am I looking at head gaskets?
to see where the oil leak is coming from
and I found more coolant than oil in there!
Is this normal,,,,,or am I looking at head gaskets?
01-07-2005, 07:03 PM
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No joke, that's bad. Don't start the engine or turn it over.
If you have that much coolant in the valley pan, then your oil pan may have a bunch of coolant in it also. You'll want to go through the motor and double check the main bearings to ensure that they haven't been contaminated. (i.e. they haven't gotten coolant (instead of oil) in the bearings and started scoring the main bearings.) This is bad. Sorry to hear it.
Bob
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