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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......

Demi
06-20-2008, 07:48 PM
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