Right but I don’t have a radiator neck, I have a coolant expansion tank with the hose entering the tank up high. How will I see bubbles or coolant surge in this situation?
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2020, at 8:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > The bubble part is what I was saying earlier…. > > -D > >> On Apr 28, 2020, at 7:48 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> CHANGE THE OIL IMMEDIATELY< AND FILTER. >> Oil with water is the kiss of death to bearing surface... DO NOT run engine >> till it has clean oil. >> >> Then, run engine and watch for bubbles in radiator tank.. if head gasket is >> leaking, engine compression overpowers coolant pressure and compression gas >> will bubble up... >> If gasket is really leaking, the coolant will surge up the filler neck each >> time you rev up the engine... >> If it's a little seep leak, you will get bubbles... >> If you have bubbles or surge... head gasket replacement... >> >>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 4:01 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Yes zerex GO5 replaced in 2012, car driven only a few thousand miles >>> since. Been sitting in unheated garage for 3.5 years without getting >>> started. Oil was changed 4.5 years ago. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Apr 28, 2020, at 5:49 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Could just be condensation -- I'd change the oil and filter pronto, no >>> more idling! >>>> >>>> Sadly, it's more likely a head gasket if you have coolant loss. >>>> >>>> You did keep proper anti-corrosive coolant in there, not green stuff, >>> right? >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
