Probably a blown head gasket - but these also have an EGR cooler that if damaged could cause the same thing. Check the cooler first it could be pushing exhaust into the cooling system.
No. If you are getting air bubbles in the cooling system, you probaby have a bad head gasket or a cracked head.
Cracked injector cups is the main cause of diesel in the cooling system. There is a special tool to remove them with out taking the head off.
diesel has a lower boiling point than antifreeze. as the engine heats up the diesel will vapourize and cause high pressure in your system. you will also has much worse temperature control in your engine.
I kmow this sounds stupid most likely it is at least one cracked injector sleve. Stick your finger in the cooling system water when it is not hot bet it has diesel in it also it will smell of diesel.
This is usually caused by a weak or blown head gasket. As the piston compresses the air/fuel mixture some of that compressed mixture is forced past the head gasket and enters the coolant system. This causes the bubbles you are seeing. I've had this happen in the past with a 3.8 Buick.
A bad gasket can cause the air fuel mixture to enter the coolant stream, and cause bubbles in the overflow bottle. The gasket needs to be replaced.
Low coolant? Cooling system airbound? Low coolant? Cooling system airbound?
No, but they can cause it to overheat
Air bubbles remaining in the system
Many times after a Jeep cooling system is repaired, air bubbles trapped in the system will cause a overheat situation. If it is a 4.0l, with the engine cool remove the heater hose that is connected to the thermostat housing and fill the cooling system with the engine off. When coolant starts coming out of the engine side the system is almost as full as it gets.
The usual cause of cooling system pressure surges is a bad head gasket. The compression from the cylinders gets into the cooling system and raises the pressure. Have a mechanic run a compression test to see if there are any big pressure changes between the cylinders.
It can prevent coolant flow, which can cause a catastrophic overheat.