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mike2530
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Oil being pumped in to cooling system
« on: Apr 24th, 2007, 8:25pm » |
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I have just recently replaced the head gasket on my 2.3 'P' Plate Scorpio. I had the head skimmed, vacuum tested, pressure tested, valves re-cut and had to buy the Ford head kit as no spurious ones were available. I am a mechanic and have been for over 25yrs, but this one has stumped me. I have put it all back together and it runs superbly but i have found that oil is being pumped into the cooling system. Have you ever heard of this at all please ?
Many thanks, Mike
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scorpio_man
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Re: Oil being pumped in to cooling system
« Reply #1 on: Apr 24th, 2007, 8:38pm » |
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hi there
are you losing oil? or could it be the left overs of the h/g/f?
also, the 2.3 has a nasty habbit of cracking the head. see the pictures on our msn group site.
hth
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wudz
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Re: Oil being pumped in to cooling system
« Reply #2 on: Apr 24th, 2007, 9:43pm » |
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May be wishfull thinking...Auto box oil via the radiator 
GOOD LUCK WHAT EVER THE OUTCOME..
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John
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RichardMS
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Re: Oil being pumped in to cooling system
« Reply #3 on: Apr 25th, 2007, 12:26am » |
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on Apr 24th, 2007, 8:38pm, scorpio_man wrote:hi there
are you losing oil? or could it be the left overs of the h/g/f?
also, the 2.3 has a nasty habbit of cracking the head. see the pictures on our msn group site.
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Andrew, If it has been both vacuum tested and pressure tested then the head should be fine.
I would go with oil still in the rad, I must have flushed mine a dozen times and still had signs of oil in the water, Only got rid by changing the rad.
I take it is not overheating or getting any pressure build up in the cooling system 
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pete from Hull
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Re: Oil being pumped in to cooling system
« Reply #4 on: Apr 25th, 2007, 6:56am » |
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Fairy Liquid is a good product to flush through, it breaks down the oil, ask Ainsley Harriet.
I have done this in the past, Suds everywhere..... 
hth Pete
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Re: Oil being pumped in to cooling system
« Reply #5 on: Apr 25th, 2007, 7:38am » |
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The oil cooler could also be at fault the one under the filter, or the gear box oil cooler incorporated in the Front Main Radiator. I have known those to fail and gearbox oil get into the cooling system that way.
I would go for the gear box one myself as th e MOST likely culprit.
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