10-05-13, 10:25 AM
(10-05-13, 03:50 AM)Lez72 link Wrote: I'm with darrsi on this one. If (i think you are) you are the same poster that recently drained what looked like engine oil out of your cooling system, have you flushed the system out yet and replenished it with the correct amount of coolant ? I would suggest this is the way forward 1st. Maybe even try a borrowed or 2nd hand water pump to try at the same time as i imagine it wont have done yours much good having that gunk circulating around in it ? I know you have stated that you have inspected the water pump and all looks to be ok but as others have said, it could well be the source of your mystery noise.
yep i drained it again yesterday, it still had a slight smell to it and was slightly discoloured. as you say with that amount of gunk i would imagine the radiator will be holding a fair amount of it and its leaching back into the coolant. so perhaps i will have the radiator off and give that a flush with white spirit also. it now has rad flush in which i will run a few times and then drain that off again. give it a good flush and top up with coolant. then monitor the situation.
with the amount of dark coolant drained first time, i would imagine my oil level would have dropped significantly. which it hasn't, touch wood, yet :b