Milky Oil/ Oil Pan Q.
So we dropped the oil pan and found that the oil at the bottom of the pan was milky. I heard that a bad head-gasket would cause coolant and oil to mix and create that milky oil. What do you guys think?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/S5300461.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/S5300462.jpg I also have a question about the oil pan we are using. It looks to be a 7 qt pan, but it causes some ground clearance problems with it riding so low. Would we be safe using a 5 qt pan since the car is equipped w/ a windage tray? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/S5300468.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...a/S5300465.jpg |
Oh and disregard the green you see in the milky oil picture (its just the reflection of the car)
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yeah definitely looks like coolant mixing with the oil. I think mines starting to do the same thing >.< Check your coolant and see if there's oil in it as well.
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Before you take apart the cooling system, do a pressure check on it. It should drop if it is leaking into the oil.
It might not be a head gasket though..... could be a head. When you pull them both, send them out to be checked. |
Thanks for the input guys. Although its a bummer that there seems to be a problem here, I'm enjoying digging into this engine for the first time.:D
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you can use a 5qt pan
my car has that, along with the windage tray |
Originally Posted by 67 GTX
(Post 16983)
you can use a 5qt pan
my car has that, along with the windage tray |
Yes, unless there is the wrong pickup in there now.
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yes, you'd a shorter one
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Is the pick up just threaded in?
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Originally Posted by 67 GTX
(Post 16983)
you can use a 5qt pan
my car has that, along with the windage tray |
my engine is pretty much stock
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Before you tear it down do a leakdown test, you should be able to find your problem, gotta hate the choc milk dipstick..brutal.
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We were told when we bought the car that the engine had been recently rebuilt and looking up from underneath, all the engine internals appear to be brand spankin new. Could the milkyness in the oil be metal from a freshly built motor?
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no
the milkyness is just probably from a blown head gasket |
Originally Posted by 67 GTX
(Post 17128)
no
the milkyness is just probably from a blown head gasket |
i used felpro for my gaskets
i have also used copper gaskets for my headers, but i found that one didnt completely seal, but it might have been just me |
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