"Slant6" (slant-6)
03/28/2015 at 17:31 • Filed to: None
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"Slant6" (slant-6)
03/28/2015 at 17:31 • Filed to: None | 1
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I think it was due.
Funktheduck
> Slant6
03/28/2015 at 17:34 |
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Is the battery next?
G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> Slant6
03/28/2015 at 17:34 |
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How old was it?
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Slant6
> Funktheduck
03/28/2015 at 17:40 |
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That's dirt on the battery, not corrosion. It is from November of 2009 though so I should probably get around to replacing it. It works fine though, after sitting for a month it had enough juice to start up first try.
nafsucof
> Slant6
03/28/2015 at 17:41 |
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looks like a radiator flush and fill is next?
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Slant6
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
03/28/2015 at 17:42 |
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If I had to guess I'd say it's original. Had an oem yellow sticker on it and Japanese writing (although it was built in California). 20 years old.
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Slant6
> nafsucof
03/28/2015 at 17:47 |
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I flushed the whole cooling system when I replaced the radiator last fall. I know something is wrong but my dad thinks I can make it another 70,000 miles to 300,000 without any major repairs. He's put money on it, saying he'll pay for half if it doesn't make it to 300k. Any idea what is putting all this crap in my radiator after its been replaced and flushed?
VincentMalamute-Kim
> Slant6
03/28/2015 at 17:51 |
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oh oh - that's not oil in the radiator fluid?
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Slant6
> VincentMalamute-Kim
03/28/2015 at 17:54 |
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I don't think it is. I've changed the oil twice and haven't seen any water. And my oil level is consistent.
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nafsucof
> Slant6
03/28/2015 at 17:54 |
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any oil in it? I hope it's not the head gasket? Otherwise a bad thermostat might let the coolant cook in the motor causing that. But it looks gross what kind of car? I'd change out the thermostat too if that hasn't been done. Also don't use any additives, that ruins coolant.
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Slant6
> nafsucof
03/28/2015 at 17:59 |
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It's a 95.5 Tacoma. Thermostat is on the list along with new hoses. It's probably a head gasket. The muffler leaks water all the time, steam comes from the exaust on startup, o2 sensor is white, and I lose about a quart of coolant every 500 miles.
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VincentMalamute-Kim
> Slant6
03/28/2015 at 18:05 |
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Those are good things. But not seeing water in the oil doesn't prove you don't have oil in the coolant.
These guys go through most of the possible causes of oil in coolant (if that's what it is).
http://www.automotiveforums.com/t1075169-oil_i…
Might want to send the coolant (and maybe the oil too) to Blackstone Labs - doesn't sound too bad, like $20 for a sample.
wafflesnfalafel
> Slant6
03/28/2015 at 21:59 |
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That's awful sludgey....
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> Slant6
03/29/2015 at 03:51 |
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no , it fine!
;)
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G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> Slant6
03/29/2015 at 08:41 |
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Whelp, I might need to replace my radiator cap. It may be 31 years old.
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Slant6
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
03/29/2015 at 08:52 |
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i read somewhere that every 6 years is a good idea. My Dodge has one that looks like it's from the 70s.
Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> Slant6
04/13/2015 at 06:15 |
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steam from the exhaust on start up is pretty common on trucks, Our mufflers sit horizontal and as the exhaust cools its common for moisture to condense in there. Well, Its normal as long as it stops after the truck warms up and doesnt come back until it cools again.
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Slant6
> Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
04/13/2015 at 08:02 |
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There's that. Or the head could be heating up and filling the gap then it warps back down when it cools. Passenger foot well is also wet so that could be my coolant leak. It runs alright so I'm just running it until it gives me an actual problem.