View Full Version : Uh..dont think this is normal...pic inside
speed3se-r
06-20-2008, 02:30 PM
looks like oil in my radiator fill/overflow tank....the fluid looks brownish, but upon inserting a paper towel into the fluid and pulling it out, it is indeed green. I've added water wetter about a month or so ago, but I dont think that is causing the oil looking spots. Please tell me those arent oil spots and that everything is and will be fine....(nailbyt)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/redlinese-r01/DSC00658.jpg
AutoXRacer
06-20-2008, 02:36 PM
Water Wetter will do that... I used to put it in my old car and it turned the coolant brown. Supposedly its normal...
VermZ06
06-20-2008, 02:49 PM
Is that coolant or the inside of a port-o-potty?
Shane5425
06-20-2008, 02:50 PM
as long as it doesnt turn a milky white color, you should be fine..
speed3se-r
06-20-2008, 02:52 PM
Strange, i've used water wetter before, but i dont remember it looking or turning like that....probably because i added water wetter directly into the radiator in my other cars instead of the overflow/fill tanks...well, that gives me some relief...
Water Wetter will do that... I used to put it in my old car and it turned the coolant brown. Supposedly its normal...
whitey4311
06-20-2008, 03:44 PM
what the hell is water wetter?
Alejo_NIN
06-20-2008, 03:54 PM
is a product that makes water to be wetter
Shane5425
06-20-2008, 03:55 PM
hmm, didnt know water could get wetter....
Viralphrame
06-20-2008, 03:59 PM
hmm, didnt know water could get wetter....
Behold, science!
...
(inout)
xtrememps
06-20-2008, 04:10 PM
Water wetter makes water more thermally conductive, hence allowing your radiator to work more efficiently by transferring more heat per cycle through the system.
tru-boost
06-20-2008, 04:16 PM
its from the water wetter. ive seen this before. as mentioned, as long as it doesnt get thick and turn white...you are all good !
Super Unique
06-20-2008, 07:06 PM
its from the water wetter. ive seen this before. as mentioned, as long as it doesnt get thick and turn white...you are all good !
Correct :)
oil in the coolant, or coolant in the oil = disgusting sloppy brown milkshake looking sludge......
is a product that makes water to be wetter
Thats the funniest thing ive read tonight. BRAVO!
Betelgeuse
06-20-2008, 08:11 PM
(nailbyt)Uh oh, I see part of a piston in there!!! Your motor is toast!!
J/k. Check your oil level as a precaution but I doubt you have anything to worry about.
speed3se-r
06-20-2008, 08:12 PM
thanks for the info guys...i feel alot better now...
Erich
06-20-2008, 11:02 PM
Correct :)
oil in the coolant, or coolant in the oil = disgusting sloppy brown milkshake looking sludge......
Had a freezer plug go (not freeze popped, it just decided to pop) in an early 80's 626 I owned. After fixing it, I was pouring automatic transmission fluid (traps the oil and water) through my engine for ever to get that crap out.
FrequentFlyer
06-21-2008, 04:49 AM
Water Wetter reduces surface tension of the coolant/water mixture and allows it to carry heat away more efficiently. Supposedly, adding a drop or two of dish detergent to your coolant will do the same thing for basically FREE (and no, it will not cause your coolant to become a bubble bath). :)
whitey4311
06-21-2008, 04:56 AM
How about just leave it alone?
I never heard of this and doubt its effects are enough to do much. Is there any real info out there about this stuff?
JCurry
06-22-2008, 10:44 PM
Did yall kno that if chuck norris falls in water he dosent get wet, water gets chuck norris...hahah
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