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Old 10-17-18, 08:58 AM
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Default Smelling oil in coolant reservoir?

I’m smelling what seems to be oil in my coolant reservoir.
Its now a cloudy red but it’s not mixing the other way.
No coolant in oil.
Could it be something else I’m seeing and smelling in there?
Thin white smoke sort of billows from my car, only visible at night in the lights of someone behind me while looking at it through the side view.
What could cause this? Which gasket? The dreaded head?
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Originally Posted by Kal333
I’m smelling what seems to be oil in my coolant reservoir.
Its now a cloudy red but it’s not mixing the other way.
No coolant in oil.
Could it be something else I’m seeing and smelling in there?
Thin white smoke sort of billows from my car, only visible at night in the lights of someone behind me while looking at it through the side view.
What could cause this? Which gasket? The dreaded head?
check for coolant in your tranny. The tranny cooling lines run through your radiator, if they start leaking you could cross contaminate both systems.
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