I checked my water in the reserve tank and their is water in it.
You checked your water in the reserve tank and there is water in it? well awesome man good to know!! ha ha there is water in mine too,
no but seriously i think you mean oil right?
if you have oil in your antifreeze reserve tank it usually means you have a blown head gasket, and that you will need to replace,
take it to a mechanics shop you trust as it will be not a cheap fix because they will need to take off the head to get to it.
SOURCE: i have a 2001 chevy Malibu. Have problems with
Due to the complexity of the newer cars on the raod today!! what you are experiencing is Normal!!! since the coolant systems on the newer cars run at such a higher pressure and a high Rpm the reserve tank which has it's on drain hose for excessive overflow from the radiator allows the extra high pressure release from the radiator to back flow to the reserve tank and then out the reserve tank overflow hose on to the raod
SOURCE: The water reserve tank has oil in it. what do I
Check the oil for color. If it's red or pinkish that means the transmission cooler lines in your radiator have rusted out. If the rad is good you can repair this with a separate trans oil cooler. If the oil is not pink then you need to go to a repair shop and have the engine checked for bad head gaskets. That's the only other way for oil to get in your water. Hope this helps.
SOURCE: my wtaer reserve tank dries up easy
fill the rad cold and the reserve tank to the cold mark, i suspect the reserve tank is leaking
SOURCE: transmission fluid in radiator reserve tank
It could be and inspect your transmission fluid and have it serviced if it is the transmission fluid and also your engine oil. Engine coolant is corrosive to the bearings in your transmission and engine and can cause you to loose which ever you have cross contamination with.
If it's transmission fluid, then you'll loose your transmission is not corrected and if it's engine oil. Then your going to loose the engine shortly if not corrected.
Sorry for the bad news and thank you for using fixya.
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