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SPECIALTURD · 06-28-2011, 06:43 PM

so last night i just happen to have finished replacing the crank seal and oil pan gasket ,today i drive the car to work and back but when i got home i popped the radiator open cuz i thought i smelled antifreeze and theres foam in my radiator. it wasnt a lil bit it was like a frappuccino!!! wtf is this!! low coolant? bad water pump? btw engine is stock ka.

future · 06-28-2011, 06:46 PM

Oil and anti freeze?

SPECIALTURD · 06-28-2011, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by future

Oil and anti freeze?

what do you mean? be specific!!!

future · 06-28-2011, 07:15 PM

Check your oil dip stick to see if any milkshake is in there (frap) and then also the rad frap.

do it sideways · 06-28-2011, 07:17 PM

yea pretty sure when oil mixes with antifreeze it becomes all foamy. drain the radiator and inspect the anti freeze.

future · 06-28-2011, 08:02 PM

You sjphould be able to smell the oil in the rad if its in there. Just another tip

SPECIALTURD · 06-29-2011, 10:45 PM

well i didnt mess with the radiator at all. it was fine before i changed the crank seal. i checked but nuthin. when i changed the oil pan i jacked up the engine/tranny from in between idk maybe i pinched a line??

SPECIALTURD · 06-29-2011, 11:12 PM

i just checked again and i found some sort of leak in the back of the head might be antifreeze or oil leak and it seems to be falling on the tranny. could this be a bad head gasket?

818 ZENKI · 07-01-2011, 11:34 AM

could be that a section of your head gasket is cracked if there's oil in your coolant or vise versa

SPECIALTURD · 07-01-2011, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 818 ZENKI

could be that a section of your head gasket is cracked if there's oil in your coolant or vise versa

i hope not!!! i was told it could also be cavitation.

jesse_s13 · 07-01-2011, 06:12 PM

Yes sir. Bad stuff. Get the head gasket test thing at napa.

future · 07-01-2011, 06:28 PM

Did you do anything I told you? Lol that would tell yoou if your hg was bad. Or just get the tester

SPECIALTURD · 07-02-2011, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by future

did you do anything i told you? Lol that would tell yoou if your hg was bad. Or just get the tester

im gonna do it today i just havent had time. Lol hoping its just a valve cover leak.

06-28-2011, 06:43 PM	#1
SPECIALTURD Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SO-CAL / L.A Age: 34 Posts: 208 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	s14 ka foam in radiator!!! so last night i just happen to have finished replacing the crank seal and oil pan gasket ,today i drive the car to work and back but when i got home i popped the radiator open cuz i thought i smelled antifreeze and theres foam in my radiator. it wasnt a lil bit it was like a frappuccino!!! wtf is this!! low coolant? bad water pump? btw engine is stock ka.

07-01-2011, 11:34 AM	#9
818 ZENKI Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Killa Cali Age: 29 Posts: 207 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	could be that a section of your head gasket is cracked if there's oil in your coolant or vise versa __________________ WTB: S14 Wiper motor and S15 HLSD w/ Shafts It's always broken!

07-01-2011, 06:12 PM	#11
jesse_s13 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sacramento,CA/Fresno,CA/El Paso,Tx Posts: 1,829 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Yes sir. Bad stuff. Get the head gasket test thing at napa. __________________

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06-28-2011, 06:46 PM	#2
future Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal 909 Age: 28 Posts: 4,737 Trader Rating: (42) Feedback Score: 42 reviews	Oil and anti freeze?

06-28-2011, 07:15 PM	#4
future Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal 909 Age: 28 Posts: 4,737 Trader Rating: (42) Feedback Score: 42 reviews	Check your oil dip stick to see if any milkshake is in there (frap) and then also the rad frap.

06-28-2011, 07:17 PM	#5
do it sideways Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: wa Age: 30 Posts: 459 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	yea pretty sure when oil mixes with antifreeze it becomes all foamy. drain the radiator and inspect the anti freeze.

06-28-2011, 08:02 PM	#6
future Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal 909 Age: 28 Posts: 4,737 Trader Rating: (42) Feedback Score: 42 reviews	You sjphould be able to smell the oil in the rad if its in there. Just another tip

06-29-2011, 10:45 PM	#7
SPECIALTURD Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SO-CAL / L.A Age: 34 Posts: 208 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	well i didnt mess with the radiator at all. it was fine before i changed the crank seal. i checked but nuthin. when i changed the oil pan i jacked up the engine/tranny from in between idk maybe i pinched a line??

06-29-2011, 11:12 PM	#8
SPECIALTURD Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SO-CAL / L.A Age: 34 Posts: 208 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i just checked again and i found some sort of leak in the back of the head might be antifreeze or oil leak and it seems to be falling on the tranny. could this be a bad head gasket?

07-01-2011, 06:28 PM	#12
future Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal 909 Age: 28 Posts: 4,737 Trader Rating: (42) Feedback Score: 42 reviews	Did you do anything I told you? Lol that would tell yoou if your hg was bad. Or just get the tester