Cosworth oil/water mixing,help please.......*Problem found*
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Cosworth oil/water mixing,help please.......*Problem found*
After my car being off the road for 6 months I am just doin the finishing touches to get it roadworthy...........or atleast thats what I thought!
When I filled the coolant system up today and started the engine the majority of the anti-freeze/water I've put in has ended up in the sump
Put about 8 litres in total,thought must be leaking,but no leaks
Pulled the dipstick out and pink(Silkolene oil)mayonaise started coming out of the dipstick tube,switched engine off and took oil filler cap off to see full of the same pink mayonaise
It started running out of the breather pipe off the Bailey breather too
Has anybody heard of the oil cooler/modine failing????????
Otherwise it must be cracked head/block,but how would this happen when car has been parked up for 6 months
Only work I've done on engine is change inlet manifold,fit re-con turbo and fit new cambelt and tensioner,none of these can make the oil/water mix prob
Help please
When I filled the coolant system up today and started the engine the majority of the anti-freeze/water I've put in has ended up in the sump
Put about 8 litres in total,thought must be leaking,but no leaks
Pulled the dipstick out and pink(Silkolene oil)mayonaise started coming out of the dipstick tube,switched engine off and took oil filler cap off to see full of the same pink mayonaise
It started running out of the breather pipe off the Bailey breather too
Has anybody heard of the oil cooler/modine failing????????
Otherwise it must be cracked head/block,but how would this happen when car has been parked up for 6 months
Only work I've done on engine is change inlet manifold,fit re-con turbo and fit new cambelt and tensioner,none of these can make the oil/water mix prob
Help please
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has it got an oil/water cooler?
it might be mixing in there
or else it's head gasket gone as best case scenario me htinks
or, it could just be the condensation built up in the engine from it being parked up for so long
have you changed the oil and seenw hat came out?
it might be mixing in there
or else it's head gasket gone as best case scenario me htinks
or, it could just be the condensation built up in the engine from it being parked up for so long
have you changed the oil and seenw hat came out?
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Originally Posted by dojj
has it got an oil/water cooler?
it might be mixing in there
or else it's head gasket gone as best case scenario me htinks
or, it could just be the condensation built up in the engine from it being parked up for so long
have you changed the oil and seenw hat came out?
it might be mixing in there
or else it's head gasket gone as best case scenario me htinks
or, it could just be the condensation built up in the engine from it being parked up for so long
have you changed the oil and seenw hat came out?
Changed oil and filter earlier this week,oil was fine
Deffo not condensation,put 8 litres of coolant in it,most of it is now in the sump
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Originally Posted by Cossie-Iain
head gasket I would say just cos its been sitting about
Its got a WRC multilayer head gasket,so would hope 6 months sitting about wouldn't affect it
Anybody had the standard sandwich cooler fail before?????
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Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by dojj
has it got an oil/water cooler?
it might be mixing in there
or else it's head gasket gone as best case scenario me htinks
or, it could just be the condensation built up in the engine from it being parked up for so long
have you changed the oil and seenw hat came out?
it might be mixing in there
or else it's head gasket gone as best case scenario me htinks
or, it could just be the condensation built up in the engine from it being parked up for so long
have you changed the oil and seenw hat came out?
Changed oil and filter earlier this week,oil was fine
Deffo not condensation,put 8 litres of coolant in it,most of it is now in the sump
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Originally Posted by SPADGE
Did it have anti freeze in it when it was sat for 6 months?
Also has been inside for the 6 months
Have you ever heard of the oil cooler fail on a cosworth before????
Spoke to a m8 that works in a garage and he said its quite common on VW's.
Goin to take it off at weekend for a look
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Originally Posted by dojj
Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by dojj
has it got an oil/water cooler?
it might be mixing in there
or else it's head gasket gone as best case scenario me htinks
or, it could just be the condensation built up in the engine from it being parked up for so long
have you changed the oil and seenw hat came out?
it might be mixing in there
or else it's head gasket gone as best case scenario me htinks
or, it could just be the condensation built up in the engine from it being parked up for so long
have you changed the oil and seenw hat came out?
Changed oil and filter earlier this week,oil was fine
Deffo not condensation,put 8 litres of coolant in it,most of it is now in the sump
Fingers crossed
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Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by SPADGE
Did it have anti freeze in it when it was sat for 6 months?
Also has been inside for the 6 months
Have you ever heard of the oil cooler fail on a cosworth before????
Spoke to a m8 that works in a garage and he said its quite common on VW's.
Goin to take it off at weekend for a look
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Originally Posted by SPADGE
Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by SPADGE
Did it have anti freeze in it when it was sat for 6 months?
Also has been inside for the 6 months
Have you ever heard of the oil cooler fail on a cosworth before????
Spoke to a m8 that works in a garage and he said its quite common on VW's.
Goin to take it off at weekend for a look
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Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by SPADGE
Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by SPADGE
Did it have anti freeze in it when it was sat for 6 months?
Also has been inside for the 6 months
Have you ever heard of the oil cooler fail on a cosworth before????
Spoke to a m8 that works in a garage and he said its quite common on VW's.
Goin to take it off at weekend for a look
I would whip the head off if it were me
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Originally Posted by SPADGE
Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by SPADGE
Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by SPADGE
Did it have anti freeze in it when it was sat for 6 months?
Also has been inside for the 6 months
Have you ever heard of the oil cooler fail on a cosworth before????
Spoke to a m8 that works in a garage and he said its quite common on VW's.
Goin to take it off at weekend for a look
I would whip the head off if it were me
What would you say could have gone on it just from standing??????
Just can't understand what could have gone,engine is 200 long studded block with WRC head gasket,engine done 20 k
Ticks over perfect
The coolant was disappearing real quick out of the header tank,had it running about 15 mins and it started to push the mayo out of the dipstick tube and the Bailey breather
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If the modine looks ok, just check the torques on the head bolts and make sure they're still all tight.
Mine kept coming loose, but always ended up in catastrophic head gasket failure , without ever mixing oil and water. Contrary to popular belief i believe that 6 long studs and wrc head gasket is really not the way to go.
How old is the block out of interest?
Mine kept coming loose, but always ended up in catastrophic head gasket failure , without ever mixing oil and water. Contrary to popular belief i believe that 6 long studs and wrc head gasket is really not the way to go.
How old is the block out of interest?
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Originally Posted by ^NUTTER^
If the modine looks ok, just check the torques on the head bolts and make sure they're still all tight.
Mine kept coming loose, but always ended up in catastrophic head gasket failure , without ever mixing oil and water. Contrary to popular belief i believe that 6 long studs and wrc head gasket is really not the way to go.
How old is the block out of interest?
Mine kept coming loose, but always ended up in catastrophic head gasket failure , without ever mixing oil and water. Contrary to popular belief i believe that 6 long studs and wrc head gasket is really not the way to go.
How old is the block out of interest?
Why don't you think 6 studs and WRC gasket is the way to go m8?????
Engine was built by Bluesprint Engineering
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Originally Posted by ^NUTTER^
Give me a tenner and i'll tell you
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Originally Posted by lloyd
check the oil return pipe from the turbo to the sump.it could be mixing inside the turbo its one of the things you changed
Have you heard of this happening before??????
Only trouble is I've got about 5 litres of coolant mixed with my oil,so its goin to be in turbo oil return anyway
Suppose it would show if I pressure test coolant system????
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Originally Posted by ballin
doesnt sound cronic if it ticks over fine, touch wood it is just that oil/water cooler thing!
nothing worse than putting in 40 quids worth of oil and chucking it straight back away either, done that
nothing worse than putting in 40 quids worth of oil and chucking it straight back away either, done that
Is a right mess in engine now,and in rad
Will take some fookin flushing
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standard oil coolers do split kev i had one go on a rs turbo only found out after i stripped the engine did you new diff mount make any difference was the old one soft
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did the coolant system over pressurise? if not, chances are it's not the block or the gasket, as when they have gone combustion pressure usually gets into the water jacket.
it's quite rare for just oil and water to mix, but can happen. normally not in any quantity though, and from how you describe it there seems to be a lot of mixing happening that would suggest the modine to me. fingers crossed.
it's quite rare for just oil and water to mix, but can happen. normally not in any quantity though, and from how you describe it there seems to be a lot of mixing happening that would suggest the modine to me. fingers crossed.
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Originally Posted by alan rainbow
standard oil coolers do split kev i had one go on a rs turbo only found out after i stripped the engine did you new diff mount make any difference was the old one soft
Old diff mount was well knackered,new one holds it real tight
Will let you know what its like when I finally get it on the road!!!!!!!!
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did the coolant system over pressurise? if not, chances are it's not the block or the gasket, as when they have gone combustion pressure usually gets into the water jacket.
it's quite rare for just oil and water to mix, but can happen. normally not in any quantity though, and from how you describe it there seems to be a lot of mixing happening that would suggest the modine to me. fingers crossed.
it's quite rare for just oil and water to mix, but can happen. normally not in any quantity though, and from how you describe it there seems to be a lot of mixing happening that would suggest the modine to me. fingers crossed.
Got more than my fingers crossed m8!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by lloyd
i still think it will be the turbo.
Originally Posted by twitchyrear
sorry to hear this kev,hope its an easy fix for you,you don't deserve this after the way you have looked after her
good luck
good luck
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Thanks for all the input
You were right m8!
Turbo is the problem,removed the oil feed to turbo and removed the oil return pipe from the sump(drained out atleast 6 litres of coolant from here )filled the header tank and the water poured out of the turbo oil return pipe
Turbo is now off again,boxed up and ready to go tomorrow
Any recomendations on what to do/use to remove all the oil/coolant mix from my engine please?????????
Radiator shouldn't be too hard,hose through it and run it up with rad flush in it should do the job
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i still think it will be the turbo.
Turbo is the problem,removed the oil feed to turbo and removed the oil return pipe from the sump(drained out atleast 6 litres of coolant from here )filled the header tank and the water poured out of the turbo oil return pipe
Turbo is now off again,boxed up and ready to go tomorrow
Any recomendations on what to do/use to remove all the oil/coolant mix from my engine please?????????
Radiator shouldn't be too hard,hose through it and run it up with rad flush in it should do the job
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Glad you got it sorted.
As for removing the oill/coolant from the engine... I drained the sump bought some cheap oil after putting everything back together and ran the car with that until it was up to operating temp, then I drained that oil, did this twice and them put the good stuff in and all was well.
Don't forget ot replace the filter.
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by svony
Glad you got it sorted.
As for removing the oill/coolant from the engine... I drained the sump bought some cheap oil after putting everything back together and ran the car with that until it was up to operating temp, then I drained that oil, did this twice and them put the good stuff in and all was well.
Don't forget ot replace the filter.
Good luck.
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Not to bad to clear out then
Will get a couple of gallons of Ł4.99 oil for the job
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Originally Posted by lloyd
glad to help , just hope it was the first thing you tried and not the last
First only involved removing the oil filter,which has to come off anyway so no time wasted
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so you filled the WATER header tank up,
and water poured out of the turbo OIL return pipe??
(with turbo removed?)
I dont understand how the turbo is the problem mate
surely water shouldnt pour out of the sump return if you fill the header tank up?
or am i misunderstanding and being stupid
and water poured out of the turbo OIL return pipe??
(with turbo removed?)
I dont understand how the turbo is the problem mate
surely water shouldnt pour out of the sump return if you fill the header tank up?
or am i misunderstanding and being stupid
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Originally Posted by pee vee
so you filled the WATER header tank up,
and water poured out of the turbo OIL return pipe??
I dont understand how the turbo is the problem mate
surely water shouldnt pour out of the sump return if you fill the header tank up?
or am i misunderstanding and being stupid
and water poured out of the turbo OIL return pipe??
I dont understand how the turbo is the problem mate
surely water shouldnt pour out of the sump return if you fill the header tank up?
or am i misunderstanding and being stupid
Turbo core must be cracked/got a hole in it
The oil/coolant is mixing inside the turbo core
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ahh i see!!
fook.. thats strange isnt it. must of happened on the last drive before you
put it away then?
glad you found the problem,, not exactly a cheap fix though is it
fook.. thats strange isnt it. must of happened on the last drive before you
put it away then?
glad you found the problem,, not exactly a cheap fix though is it
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Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by pee vee
so you filled the WATER header tank up,
and water poured out of the turbo OIL return pipe??
I dont understand how the turbo is the problem mate
surely water shouldnt pour out of the sump return if you fill the header tank up?
or am i misunderstanding and being stupid
and water poured out of the turbo OIL return pipe??
I dont understand how the turbo is the problem mate
surely water shouldnt pour out of the sump return if you fill the header tank up?
or am i misunderstanding and being stupid
Turbo core must be cracked/got a hole in it
The oil/coolant is mixing inside the turbo core
fucking hell,.....
never heard of that happening before,....you absolutely positive its that matey????
must be one hell of a fooking crack.....
carl