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Offline gamestaffords

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Gunk in reservoir
« on: 10 February 2013, 19:17 »
Hello after some advice please,, as the title suggests im getting gunk build up in the reservoir, so after hours scaling this forum and the net ive boiled it down to oil cooler or head gaske.now i dont think its the gasket as the oil in the car has no white residue, the car runs fine starts first time and no loss of power. can i repalce the seals in the cooler or is it a new one. my car does lots of short cold runs which i no dont help,any thoughts will be much appreciated
Thanks Ross
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Re: Gunk in reservoir
« Reply #1 on: 10 February 2013, 19:49 »
If you do lots of short runs then that is almost certainly the cause :wink:
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Re: Gunk in reservoir
« Reply #2 on: 10 February 2013, 20:23 »
In other words its normal!
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Re: Gunk in reservoir
« Reply #3 on: 10 February 2013, 20:40 »
thanks for the replys,my car does loose a little oil and first thing in the morniung its quite bad and the warning comes up saying check coolant, also i have had some issues with the system the stat went and also a small crack on the temp sensor housing appeared,so would you still say normal?
   
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Re: Gunk in reservoir
« Reply #4 on: 10 February 2013, 20:43 »
Quote from: gamestaffords on 10 February 2013, 20:40
thanks for the replys,my car does loose a little oil and first thing in the morniung its quite bad and the warning comes up saying check coolant, also i have had some issues with the system the stat went and also a small crack on the temp sensor housing appeared,so would you still say normal?
   

I'm assuming your replaced the thermostat? What about the coolant temp sensor? That could well be the issue.

How much oil are we talking? Whats the mileage on the engine? It could be completely normal usage.
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Re: Gunk in reservoir
« Reply #5 on: 10 February 2013, 20:48 »
yea repaced the thermostat,sender and housing flushed and filled with coolant also serviced it about 2 months ago.the engines done about 100,000 with my missis using it mostly school runs work ect work being 3 miles away max,once the cars run for half hour the warnings stop happening
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Re: Gunk in reservoir
« Reply #6 on: 10 February 2013, 20:49 »
the oil was full when serviced and today its on min about 2 months
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Re: Gunk in reservoir
« Reply #7 on: 10 February 2013, 21:32 »
Hang on, is it gunk in the coolant reservoir?
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Re: Gunk in reservoir
« Reply #8 on: 10 February 2013, 21:34 »
Quote from: DubAndDubber on 10 February 2013, 21:32
Hang on, is it gunk in the coolant reservoir?

I'd assumed oil filler cap, but re-reading it would appear that it might be :lipsrsealed:
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Re: Gunk in reservoir
« Reply #9 on: 10 February 2013, 21:49 »
Quote from: dom069 on 10 February 2013, 21:34
Quote from: DubAndDubber on 10 February 2013, 21:32
Hang on, is it gunk in the coolant reservoir?

I'd assumed oil filler cap, but re-reading it would appear that it might be :lipsrsealed:

Oh dear  :undecided:
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