I am very puzzled right now as I have inspected everything I can think … And the job is done. Solids contamination. Bubbles should not be present if system is sealed. Air will escape faster and spray over engine with soapy water, look for bubbles. The air pressure must not drop below 28 pdi (193 kPa) in 30 seconds. Soapy Bubble Cleaning - Bluebell Walk, G67 2 Cumbernauld, UK - Rated 5 based on 4 Reviews "Fantastic!!!! (air should be already pushed out) If the coolant level continues to drop after a week or so and your oil is/stays clean, a gasket is letting coolant be burned in the engine and vapor is pushing into the cooling system. Nothing that looks like coolant leaking into the oil - nothing foamy or milky there. Someone out there has to have experience with this. Advanced Search Cancel Login / Join. Hi Everyone, My truck in a 1994 Chevy K2500 with 7.4L engine with 65k miles. You will see air bubbles pouring out if there are any leaks in the affected area. I sprayed soapy water around the brass freeze plugs I installed. 2. My coolant is bubbling like a bubble bath. guys brought a civic ViRS a few days back and there seems to be a problem with it, a white foam forms on top of the coolant when the radiator cap is removed and there is no bubbling, just the foam. Use 50/50 mix of MB fluid, sounds like you have mostly water in sys. Coolant. Don't miss the upcoming sale on the winter collection. The crack in the gasket is allowing oil from the engine cylinder to seep into the coolant chambers and that gets pumped around the engine and back to the radiator. The most common include: Water contamination. My money is on a blown head gasket though. Where does a pump suck water in from? The presence of air bubbles in the fluid can lead to excessive oxidation, cavitation, the reduction of lubricating properties of the oil and hydraulic system failure. hardware is not leaking by spraying the test kit seals and fittings with soapy solution. Finally, clean up any coolant that might have spilled onto your motorcycle’s bodywork or other metal parts. In the meantime, I am putting down a new IM manifold gasket and RTV for the ports. When I looked at it this morning I noticed one window had one spot with some real small bubbles in it. No white exhaust or sweet smelling exhaust. Still bubbles on water reservoir . that would drastically effect the boiling point of fluid, it may be a good time for a flush and fill. I suggest you get a technician's opinion, it shouldn't cost you anything for a look into the rad. With this motor, however, the main issue was pressure-testing the coolant system. Participant. greetings. It feels so good to walk into a sparkling home xxx" checked the vent hose and can blow freely out the back so that's not the problem either; don't see any cracks on it either. If so then you have transmission fluid leaking into the rad from the trans cooler. Takes a little more time but I am overkill on everything. Chevy / GMC Duramax 04.5-05 LLY Forum. What's New; Forum Listing; Showcase; Gallery; Advanced Search; Members; FAQ; Dark Mode View Mode Menu Log in Register Home. Also no white/blue smoke. 2 of them had air bubbles. I tried the pressure test with no coolant in system. Ok guys, I've checked all the obvious and no the bottle is not overfilled; coolant is between the hi and low level lines. I used a quarter inch 7mm socket and tightened until it was tough to do more. To the OP----I always flush Twice*(did it 3 times on the Ram Cummins last year until water came out clean no soapy bubbles) with distilled water before adding back the pre missed coolant. If so you could have a blown head gasket allowing combustion chamber gases to enter the cooling system. Originally I thought I was simply replacing a leaking head gasket due to coolant and oil leaks around #4 cylinder. Messages: 1,977 Likes Received: 1688. Motorcycle coolant can be corrosive, so you don’t want that on your bike. M. A. Dockter. My engine overheating warning light keeps coming on even though the temperature gauge is reading normal and stable. I have tried everything but I can't stop the bubbles from coming out. By spraying soapy water around the intake and the affected hoses, while the engine is running and revving. I checked the coolant before driving it one morning and the color still looked pretty green, so I’m guessing that there isn’t oil leaking in from somewhere. Coupled with the oily coolant and coolant loss, it seems like a pretty cut and dry case. Remove the test kit. Will occasionally smell coolant around engine bay. Pressure test indicates a small leak somewhere but I can not find one. Like x 1; Feb 1, 2016 #6. 1970FuryConv Senior Member. It will bubble (soapy). I know it's not oil for it wouldn't cause that. Do a cylinder compression test. I didn't have enough coolant to fill the whole loop so i had to add distilled water. Get some soapy water and brush on all hoses, there is a difficult one to access on mine, rear of engine firewall side. 3. The standard response and my initial reaction was head gasket. Also – i have recently noticed that there is foam in my coolant. Shut OFF the air pressure supply. Joined: Mar 8, 1999 Messages: 4,137 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA. "Soap bubbles"? After that, clean up your tools and store any remaining coolant somewhere safe. You likely have an internal head gasket leak. Are they white? I drained the bottle, removed it and preasure tested it and the are no leaks; I used soapy water and no bubbles anywhere. Add more coolant in the radiator and accelerate the vehicle to 2000 rpm for 2-3 minutes. It's the same thing that would happen if you shook a half-empty bottle of cold maple syrup; the surface tension of the highly viscous syrup would negate the bubble's natural tendency to rise and separate. Hi all I’ve posted re this before but have more info. Several weeks ago, I incurred a self inflicted wound… after checking the fluid level in the coolant tank, I crossthreaded the cap (new 04 cap). Joined: Aug 8, 2014 Location: Richmond, VA. Block test has been done multiple times with a negative result every time. If the fuel passages are leaking, the cylinder head must be replaced. Have this nagging issue with our import, a 1991 Isuzu Stylus S with 1.6 SOHC 4-cylinder. We're talking very thick soapy suds. Coolant was pretty good grade IMHO, peak blue 50/50. Car did not overheat, but lost some coolant. As I described in earlier stories, the Lotus-Ford Twin-Cam engine in both the Europa and Elan uses a conventional Ford 1600 block, to which a Lotus twin-cam head has been added. Loss of power, small puffs in exhaust , I fill the radiator and water reservoir to MAX Like and it fills up all the way , gas smell in water reservoir, loss of coolant mix . 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