Sentences with phrase «cooler oil leak»

A small oil - cooler oil leak into the radiator may very well be your problem.

Not exact matches

@ZachMierzejewski: There could be other weak points for sure - a leaking oil cooler could also allow the two to mix.

One is at the head gasket where oil can leak across the top of the head to the water passages (or into the cylinder or out the edge of the gasket) if the head isn't properly torqued of perhaps if there is corrosion in the cooling system.

Regarding the potential oil cooler leak, is this one of those thing that I can just observe my oil level and safely ignore it if there isn't noticeable oil loss?

«To date there have been only a couple of problems — one of the front oil coolers was damaged and a rear damper leaked.

I'm a tech for Vw and I do really like working on them but their are days were things go wrong just last week I had a tdi passat in losing coolant pressure tested system no external leak found tpi regarding cylinder head issue removed inlet manifold and pressure tested no luck I assumed it was the egr cooler as I eliminated dsg cooler and oil cooler.

But... from the color I'd sooner suspect the transmission cooler is what is leaking, not engine oil from a blown headgasket.

Looking around, I saw what looks like oil leaking from inside the knock sensor, which is above and left of center to the oil filter / cooler assembly:

Oil found inside the Cooling System is typically caused by leaking Intake Manifold Gaskets and sometimes the Intake Manifold itself is cracked / damaged.

Some Examples: Air filter clogged Exhaust leak plugged cat clogged fuel injector malfunctioning fuel pressure regulator clogged fuel filter malfunctioning fuel pump spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor, coil Vacuum leak dirty throttle body malfunctioning fast idle thermo valve (similar to vacuum leak) low oil (unless there is an oil level sensor) belts gaskets seals rings low compression bearing damage (rod knock) Broken cam rocker fell / broke off broken valve spring stuck valve critical engine damage (windowed the block) wiring, fuses, relays starting system - ignition switch, starter, relay Cooling system - clogs, leaks, flow (may throw a code if you overheat) transmission clutch (es) driveshaft, differential, axles brakes suspension tires hvac lights gauges

Another common cause which can leak oil into the coolant is the engine oil cooler, which is located directly before oil filter.

It's likely that the oil cooler is leaking if the vehicle is equipped will have one.

The problem was caused by a cracked oil cooler tube, causing a coolant leak.

In these vehicles, an oil cooler line for the transmission might not be securely fitted, and if it leaks the oil could potentially ignite and cause a fire.

Some parts look to remain original, and though the car has desirably low mileage, preventative replacement of the cooling system components and any leaking oil gaskets should be first thing on the next owner's agenda.

Possibilities range from the a / c system having a sudden blow out to an engine cooling system leak or oil leak.

In some cases, the oil leaking from the vehicle after a rear main seal and oil cooler are repaired is caused by residual oil that was not cleaned or removed from the vehicle after...

Assuming the case is not cracked, the leak points are chiefly the cooling lines that go to and from the radiator, the oil pan seal, the output shaft seals, the torque converter (input) seal, and...

Hopefully, the timing of this symptom of a cooling system leak is merely coincidental with the oil change.

Oil cooler lines in the 2007 - 2010 models is another common source of leaks.

Oil leaks from the engine and transmission seals and cooler lines are common.