Hey All,
I have a 2008 CIvic LX with 253k miles. All maintenance is done (could use a thermostat, water pump and tensioner for preventative but I haven't gotten around to that). I just got my results back from testing my used oil and Blackstone is telling me that there is a small amount of coolant in my oil.
I started to notice the smell of coolant in the cabin, but only when the engine is warm/hot already and I start it. Like if I drive to the supermarket, get something real quick and come back to the car to start it, that's when I smell it. It goes away pretty quick.
So far I have put a dye in the coolant and used a UV light to look around, but I can't find anything.
I also borrowed a pressure tester from Advance Auto. Pumped up to 16psi and the came back after 10 mins to find the needle didn't move
Yesterday I changed the starter....I decided to take the UV light out and look for any evidence of the coolant leak and I think I found something. Right under the throtttle body and where the intake manifold meet it looked like the leak starts from there.
Questions:
Does coolant run through that area?
Does coolant and oil come into contact with each other anywhere in that area?
Posting a pic from a diagram of where I saw the coolant coming from:
Any help is appreciated.
I have a 2008 CIvic LX with 253k miles. All maintenance is done (could use a thermostat, water pump and tensioner for preventative but I haven't gotten around to that). I just got my results back from testing my used oil and Blackstone is telling me that there is a small amount of coolant in my oil.
I started to notice the smell of coolant in the cabin, but only when the engine is warm/hot already and I start it. Like if I drive to the supermarket, get something real quick and come back to the car to start it, that's when I smell it. It goes away pretty quick.
So far I have put a dye in the coolant and used a UV light to look around, but I can't find anything.
I also borrowed a pressure tester from Advance Auto. Pumped up to 16psi and the came back after 10 mins to find the needle didn't move
Yesterday I changed the starter....I decided to take the UV light out and look for any evidence of the coolant leak and I think I found something. Right under the throtttle body and where the intake manifold meet it looked like the leak starts from there.
Questions:
Does coolant run through that area?
Does coolant and oil come into contact with each other anywhere in that area?
Posting a pic from a diagram of where I saw the coolant coming from:
Any help is appreciated.