[DMCForum] Re: damnit to hell (my poor engine)

["Matt Spittle" <mds328@xxxxxxx>]

I should have mentioned I only drove the car 15 miles since the last 
oil change when I found 2 tablespoons of coolant in it.  I do have 
chocolate milkshake in my oil filler cap.  I guess the reason I asked 
was because I thought these 2 things may be related.  Maybe not. 

Matt
#1604

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx> 
wrote:
> 
> Puncturing the water jacket is one thing. But to have water in your
> oil, there would need to be some sort of a compromise between the
> water jacket, and the oil galley.
> 
> Pull your valve covers, and check the oil galley up above for any
> coolant in, or around that area. Next, fill that side of the motor's
> water jacket up with water, cap off the water ports on that side of
> the engine, and apply compressed air back into that hole. Now 
examine,
> and see if water sprays out anywhere in the cylinder head, and/or
> drains out from the oil pan. Just for the hell of it, also try this 
on
> the other side as well.
> 
> If water comes out, track down it's origin, and see where it's 
coming
> from. You'll most likely be able to seal it, and fix the issue.
> 
> Gut feeling however, you don't have a problem with your engine. An
> amount of water that small, it's most likely condensation.
> 
> As for that leaky bolt, don't worry. I drilled hole into the water
> jacket on my cylinder head during the extration of a broken bolt, 
AND
> bolt extractor (twice!). What did I do to seal it? New bolts &
> washers, and I slathered the bolt with water safe RTV sealant. Not a
> leak since.
> 
> It takes allot to kill these engines. And from the sound of it, 
you've
> got a long way to go.
> 
> -Robert
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Matt Spittle" <mds328@xxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > This is my first post to the DMCForum I believe, so we'll see how 
it 
> > goes.  
> > 
> > 
> > The other day I pulled my oil pan to find coolant in it, about 2 
> > tablespoons worth.  I figured it was a head gasket, and went 
about 
> > pulling the intake manifold and such to prepare to pull the heads 
> > off.  Well, I get the intake manifold off and notice the "valley" 
is 
> > flooded with coolant.  Hmmm...well...so I go prodding around a 
bit 
> > with the air compressor (and blower attached) and notice that if 
I 
> > shoot air into the intake manifold bolt hole adjacent to the #3 
> > cylinder, I can make coolant shoot out of where the Y-pipe is 
usually 
> > seated.  This leads me to believe that the previous owner must 
have 
> > drilled into the water jacket here.  
> > 
> > Didn't someone else do this awhile back?  Well anyway, could this 
> > cause coolant to somehow reach the oil pan, and any idea how to 
fix 
> > it?  
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > Matt
> > #1604

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