why is water in my oil pan and oil in exhaust
01-05-2013, 11:13 PM
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why is water in my oil pan and oil in exhaust why is water in my oil pan and oil in exhaustWell my car has been sitting for almost 5 years in my driveway(02 ss m6) and has not been moved, touched or started until today. well attempted a start.... about a year ago the oil pan cracked. so yesterday i brought into the garage and started the mission. what i've found so far is it appears there was water in the oil pan. not coolant, just water and oil(i have a full rad of red coolant). the oil pan did break on the first night of real cold temps last winter. it appers that water is running from the cowl onto the top of the intake. that area is still wet also.
now, as i had the front of the car raised, i noticed oil coming out of the y-pipe/intermediate pipe junction. about a 6in by 6in puddle on the floor
so i put the oil pan in the car and will attempt to start it once i figure out why my pcm isn't send pwer to my fuel pump relay.
should i just assume i'm wasting my time and start looking for another motor?
now, as i had the front of the car raised, i noticed oil coming out of the y-pipe/intermediate pipe junction. about a 6in by 6in puddle on the floor
so i put the oil pan in the car and will attempt to start it once i figure out why my pcm isn't send pwer to my fuel pump relay.
should i just assume i'm wasting my time and start looking for another motor?
01-06-2013, 06:31 PM
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yeah, there was even some water in the oil filter. i installed the oil pan and was cleaning up getting ready to fire it up. thats when i noticed oil dripping from the y-pipe.
its so odd to me. clear water in the motor but bright red coolant in the cooling system. and how does a great daily driven car get parked and all of a sudden have oil in the exhaust 5 years later? there is prob a 1/4-1/2 quart of oil in the exhaust.
its so odd to me. clear water in the motor but bright red coolant in the cooling system. and how does a great daily driven car get parked and all of a sudden have oil in the exhaust 5 years later? there is prob a 1/4-1/2 quart of oil in the exhaust.
01-06-2013, 07:01 PM
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Sounds like rain filled the entire engine block with water - oil probably went through the valve guides and into the exhaust (since oil floats on water, it would be above the water level in the block). I would bet the internals don't look too good if they were sitting in water for years... The coolant system is sealed, so it makes sense it is clean...
01-06-2013, 07:20 PM
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blk02 i think your onto something thanks man this has been driving me nuts as the water was freezing it was pushing the oil up i know it seems odd but somehow under the cowl seems soaked still with water.it snowed and warmed up a couple days ago there is some way its getting into the motor. i was thinkin maybee pcv or egr in back of intake.?,?.?
