Questions & Answers for: car coolant recovery tank oil

...down, this stuff usually accumulates in the coolant recovery tank, have a good professional flush done where the block is pressure flushed and wash out the recovery tank with hot water and

recovery tank. there is no coolant in crankcase,no visable vapor from exhaust. coolant loss is more obvious on cold then hot days.engine does NOT overheat. i know i have bad timing chain tensioner,did

...had to put 3 quarts of oil in the engine but i didn't see a leak on the ground. What could be going on? Check coolant recovery tank for traces of oil(milky substance) you may have a blown head

...sludge then it is the coolant breaking down, this car used GM DEXCOOL and it will cause this problem 9of a sludgy looking deposit in the coolant recovery tank, clean it out and drain and refill ...

coolant recovery tank can a anyone do it Yes you can do it yourself Degas Bottle Removal Drain radiator (8005) until engine coolant is out of degas bottle. Disconnect radiator overflow hose (8075) and

coolant recovery failure no coolant makes it to the expansion tank - no obvious leaks - relatively new radiator & cap - didn't work before either Check the hose going to the expansion tank

car front end as high as possible and filling the coolant recovery tank to the brim leave the cap off, then run engine until it reaches operating temperature, then shut it down and run cold water over

...coolant isnt staying in recovery tank hoses look what else should i check and the hose from tank the short one does not hook up to anything the one by the cap if tip recovery tank antifreeze ...

...coolant in recovery tank has oil in it. I had a problem with oil getting to coolant, on a 2000 malibu, changed gaskets and did a good flush. before filling it back up with coolant. No problems it run ...

...coolant recovery tank. If this is a late model (late 90's up) and the coolant is very old then it may be just the coolant breaking down, this was a problem that has since been corrected, not anything ...