Ok well I don't have a car to drive over there right now..but in the mean time.. What are the possible causes if my situation? Please don't say head gasket -_-Run back to Oreillys and get a 'cooling system pressure test kit' from their loan-a-tool program. (call first and make the 'parts man' put their hands on it before driving back).
It's sounds like you're losing water somewhere. If it's burping air, the car won't pull it from the overflow bottle until cools off.
And how should I do this...
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Coolant not being in my oil can indicate what? I just don't understand how my HG is blown..it wasn't before the timing cover came off..You gotta figure out where your water is going. Surely you can find where it's leaking. Just look for the wet spot. No disrespect intended, but that part's pretty simple. Remember that this all started with a busted timing cover. If this second cover is busted, there's something fishy about the timing set or build.
I hate to tell you, but if your coolant is disappearing and you see no leak under the engine compartment, it may well be leaving out the tailpipe(s). That may be an indicator of a head gasket failure, but it is too early to tell. The best part is that you don't seem to have coolant in the oil.
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So I would need to take everything back apart until I get to my balancer or can I turn it over with all my belts and fan on. (I have a hot air motor)Pull the #1 plug. That's the one on the driver side, closest to the front of the car.
Get some TP (yes, for your bunghole!) and wad a piece up and stuff it in the plug hole. Do NOT stuff it all the way in. Turn the motor over slowly and the TP will pop out on the compression stroke (probably before it gets to TDC). Now you know you're on the compression stroke and can find 25* ATDC in order to ensure the cam sensor is properly set and not 180* out.
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Coolant in your oil is and indication of a blown head gasket. You don't have coolant in your oil, so that's a good thing. It doesn't mean 100% that you don't have HG failure. Forget about head gaskets for just a moment and work your problems.Coolant not being in my oil can indicate what? I just don't understand how my HG is blown..it wasn't before the timing cover came off..
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I think you can turn the motor over without taking off all that bs. You may need an extension on the socket though. Earl may know better than me though; I'm not a hot air guy.So I would need to take everything back apart until I get to my balancer or can I turn it over with all my belts and fan on. (I have a hot air motor)
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Coolant in your oil is and indication of a blown head gasket. You don't have coolant in your oil, so that's a good thing. It doesn't mean 100% that you don't have HG failure. Forget about head gaskets for just a moment and work your problems.
Find out where your coolant is going.
Ensure your cam sensor is not 180* out.
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Coolant in your oil can come from a head gasket, an intake gasket, or a cracked timing cover. It is possible to lose all three of those examples without having coolant in the oil though.
If you want to make damn sure there's no air you're burping out, just remove the thermostat. That will get all the air out just don't let the overflow go dry when it's drawing back in the radiator.
I don't understand. You said water in the radiator and coolant are disappearing at different rates. Radiator water and coolant are the same thing.
It's possible to vanish out the radiator without noticing smoke due to being diluted with lots of actual exhaust. You really need to pinpoint where the coolant is going. In the meantime I would drain it and fill it back up with tapwater if it's still above freezing there. Antifreeze will physically eat your engine bearings if they ever meet. After running it with no oil, the last thing you need to do is introduce a chemical that will finish them off.
Did you verify the cam sensor setting and/or will the engine rev out now?
Don't you put water in the radiator cap and coolant in the reservoir..that's what I have been doing.
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Not necessarily. A lot of guys only run water and no antifreeze so they don't destroy the bearing IF coolant were to get in the oil. Stop putting antifreeze in it for now. If it's freezing where you are, set up a space heater near the motor to keep it from freezing.
Gotta figure out where the water is going. And preferably without running the motor.
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Not necessarily. A lot of guys only run water and no antifreeze so they don't destroy the bearing IF coolant were to get in the oil. Stop putting antifreeze in it for now. If it's freezing where you are, set up a space heater near the motor to keep it from freezing.
Gotta figure out where the water is going. And preferably without running the motor.
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Agreed and that's what I need help trouble shooting. Where should I start first. Pressure test to begin with or what. And no more antifreeze..? Why notX2
I have tied to help him as much as possible over the phone to try and figure it out and tell him what to look for. he really needs to get a pressure tester to see just how bad the leak is without running the engine.
Antifreeze will physically eat your engine bearings if they ever meet. After running it with no oil, the last thing you need to do is introduce a chemical that will finish them off.
Agreed and that's what I need help trouble shooting. Where should I start first. Pressure test to begin with or what. And no more antifreeze..? Why not
How does that mean you will have no air in the system ?What i have always done when filling up the cooling system is to disconnect the hoses from the heater core and use a small funnel and pour in the water/coolant to fill the system. That way you have the engine block,heads full and the radiator without any air pockets,when full put the cap on the radiator fill the overflow tank and you are done, as long as you don't have any internal or external leaks.
