Re: Oil deposits in coolant expansion tank

[Jim Griffin <JGriff@pobox.com>]

At 11:11 AM 11/24/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Audinats:
>I hope what I fear is not right. I own an 875KTQ, 148K miles and was in 
>the process to flush the cooling system and add Dex-cool antifreeze, 
>when I discovered what appears to be oil deposits on the sides of the 
>expansion tank. I stopped cold and began making some assumptions, most 
>of which I hope  are wrong. So, here it goes.. car runs perfect boost 
>1.6 to 1.7 maybe more but I don't push it, all systems work etc....
>What is your diagnostic ???
>Thanks in advance (TIA)
>

Have you ever added Redline's Water Wetter? There was some discussion here
on the list that it causes little brown oily balls or such to form in the
coolant expansion tank.

Just a thought/reminder....

Good luck. Hope it's not something serious.

                             Jim Griffin
                      JGriff@pobox.com
                        Maryland, USA
"Perception is often stronger than reality!"
                               '92 100S
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