2001 Kia Sportage "coolant oil" Questions

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coolant and oil. If that is the case you need to take the vehicle to a motor repair shop. To troubleshoot leaking cooling system get or borrow a cooling system leak check kit. It screws on in place of

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...coolant tubes of the radiator. This is normal. As the engine warms up, and the thermostat opens, if you see a constant stream of bubbles coming to the top, you have a blown head gasket. blown head ...

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...coolant Temperture sensoe located by thermostat housing (upper ragiator hose connects to) sensor is 1 where wire loom lays nect to valve cover. P0301 - bad spark plug/wire, remove #1 cylinder plug ...

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...oil to stabilize the temperature of the transmission. It is normally placed in front of the primary engine coolant radiator, directly in the path of incoming cool air. Tests have proven that a 20 ...

engine. Overheating can cook the engine oil into a gummy sludge and loses it;s lubricating properties.Check for signs of coolant in the oil. That would indicate a head gasket failure or a cracked head

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...oil engine mix with coolant in radiator but not inside the engine and theres no overheated and the engine still run smoothly i had this same problem before, in my case it was that the transmetion oil ...

...oil for signs of coolant as well, it will look like a milkshake. If you notice an excessive amount of visible bubbles in the overflow tank then more than likely you have a head gasket problem and the ...

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coolant level as it is checked by dealer when oil is changed,this is a 2nd car and I don't drive it daily. Since coolant level was dropping slowly the engine would not overheat,however coolant got low

...oil is muddy looking. Is this a crack head??? Could be cracked head, or blown head gasket.... or OLD/Burned coolant. Thanks for using FixYa - a 4 THUMBS rating is appreciated for answering your FREE ...

...to make sure they aren't blocked. 3. Make sure the water pump is still circulating the coolant. 4. Also, may sound wierd but check your engine oil level too... it's part of the cooling

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