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4th June 2019, 07:57 | #81 |
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Robbberd hasn't logged on since November 2017 John so we'll never know.
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No but i can tell you i had the exact same issue on my diesel.
Without doubt, oil cooler. It corrodes and distorts the rubber seal and allows oil into the coolant as when cold the oil pressure is greater than coolant temp thus pumps oil into the coolant |
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That isn't what happened here - the OP had water in the oil, not oil in the water. Big difference. |
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6th June 2019, 22:05 | #85 |
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Yes would have been good to find a root cause - especially as Number 6 has a very similar fault.
Reading some of Robbberd's other posts it would appear he bought another diesel for a donor engine, but changed his mind and kept it complete. Funnily enough a few years ago my daughter bought a horsebox dirt cheap as there was oil in the water. The seller had replaced the head gasket twice, and bought and fitted a complete head. I thought it is bound to be the oil cooler and so would be a cheap fix. Sadly when I had a good look at it it didn't have an oil cooler. Second thought was that maybe the seller had cured it and it was old oil left in the system. Well she ran it for a couple of years and I never did get to the bottom of it - cleaned the coolant out every few months and it ran fine. Sadly it was damaged during an attempted theft, and was written off - with a very generous settlement though. |
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had the same, bought a 2005 diesel 75 connie 135 hp from my mechanics workshop with oil in the coolant as a customer abandoned it as thought it was head gasket.
It was unregistered, got it for $200, one oil cooler later, it has now been perfect for over 12 months now. Over here the diesel 75 is pretty rare as they didnt bring many into the country It runs on the smell of an oily rag , dosnt mind the heat so i use it for long country trips. Has electric everything, sunroof etc, and goes really well. Last edited by genpk; 7th June 2019 at 13:06.. |
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Diesel engines are amazing for long haul heavy work. I must admit I don't particularly like diesels, but they certainly have certain advantages.
Like cool running, good fuel economy and torque.
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