oil in the radiator overflow tank
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Originally Posted by bkz
I have a 01 with 125k on it. Noticed oil floating in the over flow tank tonight. Anyone have this problem yet. Any trouble shooting tips?
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Originally Posted by bilder12
Could also be a faulty oil cooler. I'd go there first - cheapest place to start. Make sure you flush the radiator when ya fix it.
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When you repair it, run a cup full of Dawn dish washing detergent in the radiator with clean water. Let it come to temp, drain, flush, & repeat. This will clean the oil from the system. The oil will turn ALL rubber hoses to mush!
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often oil in the coolant tank is a bad oil cooler but you could also have a leak in one or more of you injector cups which will cause the same thing
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Thanks for the replays. I was thinking the same things. My problem started out with just a little bit barley noticeable in the tank. Went to the mountains and the next day had an amount floating on top of the tank to cover the top of the anti freeze. Went to the dealer today for an eval. They immediatley started throwing out the injector cups leaking by. Course they estm. about $4000 for the fix. does this amount seem hight?
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If they have to pull the heads maybe $900 to $1200 in labor and $500 to $750 in parts using old injectors. With new or reman injectors it could be $4000. If it is running fine just oil in the coolent I would try the oil cooler first. It the most likely cause and the cheepest fix. Three hours labor tops and $300 in parts top.
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Originally Posted by bkz
Looks like the cooler was the problem. Thanks for everyones help.
