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What is wrong if your coolant in your car has a white milky substance?
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∙ 11y ago
It means that oil is getting into the cooling system. Most probable cause-bad head gasket or crack in the water journals somewhere in the engine. A compression test will give the mechanic an idea of the area of the problem.
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How does motor oil get mixed with coolant fluid in Buick Century 1998?
A couple of ways. 1. Someone put the wrong fluid in the wrong place. But since you wouldn't do that I would guess that the engine block has a crack in it. The water jacket has been compromised and the fluids changed place. Check your oil and see if there is a milky substance on the bottom of the dipstick. If there is, well sorry, seek out a qualified mechanic.
What happens to your vehicle when you add the wrong coolant?
The remains of the old coolant can cause the new coolant to fail. Using the wrong type of coolant can also damage the engine.
Car coolant drops but no leaks evident also no oil in water system and no milky substance in oil so dont thinks its head gasket so what wrong?
It can be a manifold gasket leak. These are some-times very hard to detect due to the high pressure the coolant turns into a mist while you are driving and seems to disappear. Also you might experience white smoke coming out of the tail pipe when first started and maybe continue for a few seconds. You can fix this 2 ways either with a $7-10 gasket repair or block seal, or do it the guaranteed way to fix it by replacing the gasket.
Your 1998 Isuzu rodeo started blowing big plumes of white smoke out the exhaust and also leaking coolant around the lower part of the manifold whats wrong?
Sounds like a blown head gasket. Have a mechanic do a compression test, and check for oil in the coolant and/or coolant in the oil, (white foamy material around top of fluid level.)
You are about to buy a 1999 Saab 9-3 The person that you are buying the car from told you that you should fill the coolant thank once everyweek.Why do you have to do that and What could be wrong?
Obviously it is leaking coolant. The real question is from where. Could have a dry-rotted coolant hose, a leaky radiator, or a blown head gasket. The first being the easiest and cheapest to fix and the latter the more expensive. If there is coolant around the bottom of your engine or in the driveway then its a leaky hose or radiator. If you have white smoke coming out of the exhaust or the oil looks milky on the dipstick, its got a blown head gasket and its burning the coolant off. Either way I would stay away until you know more about the problem.
Why is coolant bubbling?
Wrong mixture make sure you have pre diluted/mixed coolant/antifreeze.
What is wrong with a 1993 Ford Probe when white smoke comes out of the muffler at 50 mph?
Coolant is getting into the combustion chamber. Sounds like a head gasket problem.
What is wrong when a 1996 Isuzu Rodeo has white smoke or steam coming from the tailpipe?
your car may be leaking coolant into the engine, i.e your head gasket may be bad
Can the wrong coolant cause your car to stall and die?
No.
What is wrong with this sentence the milky way is a constellation of many stars?
Well, the Milky Way doesn't only include stars but it includes planets too.
Is it safe to drive with wrong coolant?
If only adding coolant to a leaking system it is safe because soon you will be forced to drain the coolant and fix a problem
Whats wrong when there is white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe of your car and smells like burnt tires?
sounds like a blown gasket, allowing coolant to enter the cylinders.
