coolant turned to poop?

[josh98bird]

Re: coolant turned to poop?

For me I go to our shop and just hook up the machine. :)

best thing to do is a find a shop and it will flush it out better than you can... which is what you need right now.

[lil' jon]

Re: coolant turned to poop?

my guess would still be intake gasket tho, I do believe it is a common problem on the 3.8's if im not mistaken

It's a 3.4.
And I just changed the oil like a month ago, and it was full. It is still full, and pretty clean. After looking at the poop a little bit more I realized that it's like a foam, not solid. Kinda like whipped cream haha. Also the exhaust isn't white or anything so I don't think it's a head gasket (correct me if that's an incorrect assumption)
Could this be caused by the mixing of antifreeze and dex-cool? Because I think it was dexcool in it before but it should've all been outta the system after I flushed it right?

[camaro9407]

Re: coolant turned to poop?

when u flushed it did u just unscrew the drain **** and stick a hose in it? if so u just flushed the radiator not the cooling system or the block. u need to find the hose connecting the heater core to ur waterpump. find ur waterpump on the front of the engine and u will see the hose its about 4 inches with a squeeze clamp on each end. unplug the hose on the end going into ur bulkhead and stick the hose in the top of the radiator. make sure the car is running.i would though if i had the money get a new radiator bc that **** is nasty and i wouldnt want that in my motor. but leave the drain closed hose in the top and car running and do what i said i did it and it worked well.

[NCState98]

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Yeah that'd be my guess that you didn't completely flush the dex cool out, and it does not mix at all with the green antifreeze. I've heard the stories but never seen it first-hand. Follow everyone's advice thou and get a good flush.

[Christopherrr]

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It's a poor mixture of dexcool. Too much dexcool will cause the sludging, or even prolonged periods of useage...you need to a perfect 50/50 mix or buy dexcool premixed (Prestone) and change it often. It'll take several flushes, reverse flushes, cleaners to get rid of it completely. Distilled water is highly recommended for a full concentration of dexcool. Sludging will still occur in the new coolant if you don't take time to remove the old stuff. It's been a problem with Dexcool for ages...

I run the green stuff now...

[RyanAndyBob]

Re: coolant turned to poop?

best thing to do is a find a shop and it will flush it out better than you can... which is what you need right now.

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[lil' jon]

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okay I flushed the sytem again about a half hour ago and shot a quick vid of me topping it off so you can see the poop form haha. btw the car wasn't hot at this point

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u...t=e96edd0f.flv

[Sean76]

Re: coolant turned to poop?

I thought we were to use the Dexcool <Orange> antifreeze/coolant?

[lil' jon]

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so is the bubbling bad? where is air getting into the system? intake gasket? as I said before my oil's fine (no coolant mixed in) and my exhaust is clear
btw thanks for all the help so far guys, keep it coming haha

[josh98bird]

Re: coolant turned to poop?

seriously I'd take it somewhere and get it taken care of. If it hasn't been changed in awhile, then you could be flushing small pieces of metal that has rusted or chipped off right through the radiator and engine.

[lil' jon]

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that would be bad :cry:

[LETZRIDE]

Re: coolant turned to poop?

so is the bubbling bad? where is air getting into the system? intake gasket? as I said before my oil's fine (no coolant mixed in) and my exhaust is clear
btw thanks for all the help so far guys, keep it coming haha

Bubbling is normal when your filling up the system with coolant, its just the air escaping. But yea given the circumstances Id take my car to a shop Asap...the cooling system is an important part of the engine and its the last thing you want to take chances with.

[josh98bird]

Re: coolant turned to poop?

take it to a shop and let us know what is the cause/problem... I'm really interested. This is one of those things that you shouldn't be cheap on and make sure its fixed. I wouldn't try driving it either.

[camaro9407]

Re: coolant turned to poop?

if u cant afford it try doing s compression check . u can get a tester for 30 bucks at oreileys. pretty simple

[Camaro Dom]

Re: coolant turned to poop?

if u cant afford it try doing s compression check . u can get a tester for 30 bucks at oreileys. pretty simple

if you cant afford it, whore yourself out to fat chicks or something. that really needs to go to a shop w/ the proper tools.