water in motor

[TY318]

hey guys
the other day i thort id check my oil see how its going and it was all milky (yay....not)
anyways i was just thinking is there any other way water can get into the oil apart from the head gasket because im going to be replacing the head gasket so while i'v got it all apart i want to check other things

[VK SL 3800]

head gasket is the only way on a red motor afaik.

[TY318]

head gasket is the only way on a red motor afaik.

thanks mate ill be replacing it as soon as i can is there any way of flushing the water out or will it evaperate

[Krisp]

wash it out with diesel. check the heads for warps and cracks and the intake manifold for corrosion

[TY318]

wash it out with diesel. check the heads for warps and cracks and the intake manifold for corrosion

how do i wash it with diesel

[Krisp]

take off the intake pour diesel in but careful not to let it go into your pots. rotate engine with spanner let it sit for a bit and undo sump plug

[TY318]

take off the intake pour diesel in but careful not to let it go into your pots. rotate engine with spanner let it sit for a bit and undo sump plug

thanks heaps ill give it a shot maby on monday

[VK SL 3800]

Flush with a bit of diesel then just change the oil in her after you do the head gasket and take it for a long run and any water left will be burnt off. Drain old oil first of course.

[Krisp]

another option before draining the oil out is to put a litre of trans fluid in with the old oil. awesum cleaner and lubricator just more exspensive than diesel

[ari666]

condensation is a way for water to get in the oil. if the engine has been sitting for a while.

[VK SL 3800]

For it to go milky it has to pretty extreme condensation but yeh, forgot to ask if you actually lost any water out of the radiator.

[TY318]

nah i didnt check that water level but im getting another motor soon so it will be alrite