Alright, I just replaced the water pump and main timing chain + components in my 02 2.7L SE.
So far, I've replaced the radiator, hoses, water outlet housing and water pump. Everytime I fix one problem in the cooling system, the next component down the line starts showing problems.
Now, I've noticed in the past couple of weeks since finishing the job that I lose about a quart of oil per week and around the same amount of antifreeze.
So I tracked it down yesterday. It seems to be coming from the place where the lower radiator hose connects to the engine behind the alternator and another hose that I assume runs to the heater core.
Replacing that doesn't look too difficult and I'm sure it's a failed o ring or something simple. The thing that scares me is that in the puddle the car makes, there is roughly equal parts oil to antifreeze.
I thought that I may have a leak from the valve cover or elsewhere and its just coincidence that they both drip to the same puddle. This doesn't seem to be the case after inspection. I'm 95% sure oil is leaking from that port.
This makes me fear that I didn't tighten the water pump tight enough and oil is running into that area from the top. I've continued to check my oil religiously and it doesn't appear that I'm getting antifreeze in my oil. But I am definitely getting oil in my antifreeze.
Is there anywhere else that could let oil in but not vice versa?
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So far, I've replaced the radiator, hoses, water outlet housing and water pump. Everytime I fix one problem in the cooling system, the next component down the line starts showing problems.
Now, I've noticed in the past couple of weeks since finishing the job that I lose about a quart of oil per week and around the same amount of antifreeze.
So I tracked it down yesterday. It seems to be coming from the place where the lower radiator hose connects to the engine behind the alternator and another hose that I assume runs to the heater core.
Replacing that doesn't look too difficult and I'm sure it's a failed o ring or something simple. The thing that scares me is that in the puddle the car makes, there is roughly equal parts oil to antifreeze.
I thought that I may have a leak from the valve cover or elsewhere and its just coincidence that they both drip to the same puddle. This doesn't seem to be the case after inspection. I'm 95% sure oil is leaking from that port.
This makes me fear that I didn't tighten the water pump tight enough and oil is running into that area from the top. I've continued to check my oil religiously and it doesn't appear that I'm getting antifreeze in my oil. But I am definitely getting oil in my antifreeze.
Is there anywhere else that could let oil in but not vice versa?
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