Antifreeze on oil filler cap
Hey guys, 2001 7.3 ambulance, best truck in the fleet, showed coolant on the oil filler cap this morning. I'll post a pic. Head gasket? Block? Trouble is these trucks may sit for a while and when a call comes in, theres not time for warm up. I'm more a cummins guy than a powerstroke guy so before we made a decision on what to do with it I figured id get some opinions. Thanks everyone. Pic to follow.
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Antifreeze on oil filler cap
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Antifreeze on oil filler cap
Also, the oil itself seems ok. No foaming, no smell. No separation as far as I can tell on dipstick.
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Looks like dye to me. Antifreeze in the oil will show up as chocolate milk-colored liquid.
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Originally Posted by PHPDiesel
(Post 751887)
Looks like dye to me. Antifreeze in the oil will show up as chocolate milk-colored liquid.
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That does look like dye, did someone take it somewhere for a test? If it were coolant it would be white, or like the others said chocolate looking.
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Antifreeze on oil filler cap
Ok thanks. I guess we'll wipe it out and see if it comes back. I would have thought even for dye to get through that there would have to be a leak or issue somewhere. Haven't seen any milky liquid yet, just the bright green dye in the picture.
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Originally Posted by kingbrad89
(Post 751970)
Ok thanks. I guess we'll wipe it out and see if it comes back. I would have thought even for dye to get through that there would have to be a leak or issue somewhere. Haven't seen any milky liquid yet, just the bright green dye in the picture.
Has it been serviced as of late? |
Antifreeze on oil filler cap
Originally Posted by CSIPSD
(Post 752008)
They will add dye to the oil to look for oil leaks and such, so that would be there...
Has it been serviced as of late? |
Antifreeze on oil filler cap
Well I'll be damned, serviced for an oil leak a month ago, called the service center and they did use a UV dye. Thanks for the help
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