radiator fluid in motor??

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climaxsr20
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hi guys. well i dont know if theres radiator fluid in my motor but it really seems like there is. theres a couple of things that gave me the idea. well one if i run the motor shut it down and look at the oil dip stick i see lots of bubbles. second everyday i start my motor i see good amount of water slowly come out then goes away after 10minutes of start time. third i look into the radiator the fluid isnt fully to the top (i fill this up to the top all the time and it gets drained somehow after 2-3 days of driving). and i drained the motor two times already and its pitch black with a bit of greenish color in the oil when its on my hand. the only thing i can think of fixing is the metal head gasket and the gaskets in the turbo. but when i recieved the motor and took the turbo out it had no shaft play at all. anyone else know what else could be the problem. please help. thanks.


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xekushnr
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i would probably replace your HG as that seems to be the problem.

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It's the headgasket. A turbo leaking any coolant wouldn't be able to get it back into the oil supply.

Blown240sx
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Wouldnt the car also smoke due to anti freeze in the cylinder?

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Blown240sx wrote:Wouldnt the car also smoke due to anti freeze in the cylinder?
Not always, it depends on where the headgasket went bad. It could just be leaking between the coolant and oil channels and not getting into the combustion chamber yet.


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