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Old May 28, 2008 | 05:11 PM
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white residue

open hood to look for PCM and FICM and discovered white residue on battery, filter cover, fuse cover and anti freeze bottle. drivers side sprayed good. have added antifreeze two times in past yr. antifreeze level at the bottom of bottle. bottle cap was on ok.

what is going on?
what do i do next?

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Old May 28, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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The coolant should be just under the min line.If it is blowing coolant lower than min you have pressure in the system caused most likely by head gasket failure or a blocked oil cooler causing boiling coolant in the EGR cooler.
 
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Old May 28, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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will i see any evidence of blown head gasket on oil dip stick?

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Old May 28, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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No the dip stick shows signs of neglect.
 
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Old May 28, 2008 | 11:24 PM
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i will go to dealer tomorrow for white residue.

had a bed plate leak repaired in march.
bottom of bell housing is dry.

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Old May 29, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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went ot ford dealer and they will look at cooler first because that is the cheapest route.


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