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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 10:39 PM
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So tearing the car apart for some maintenance, I went to drain the catch can and after draining it into a water bottle I noticed that about 8th of the bottle was filled with coolant. It's turbo ls3 car but not making a ton of power or tons of boost. Coolant level on the radiator was a smidge low nothing major. Oil level was fine and milky. Car has the factory oil cooler tapped for the feed line. -10 line ran from each valve cover to the catch can.
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 11:26 PM
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Oil was milky?
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Old Apr 21, 2016 | 11:39 PM
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mileage, boost psi and condition of motor ? oil and water seem to
be mixing , not too many ways this can happen. how does your oil cooler work, is it and external or does it use something like some power steering coolers where it's cooled
by the coolant ?
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Old Apr 22, 2016 | 07:15 AM
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Lifting the head[s]??
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actual coolant or condensation/water ?
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Old Apr 22, 2016 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by stevieturbo
actual coolant or condensation/water ?
This. Are you in a cold climate? has the car been sitting for awhile?
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Old Apr 22, 2016 | 10:24 AM
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Sounds like you are lifting the heads. Are you still using head bolts or are you using studs?
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Old Apr 22, 2016 | 11:27 AM
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When it separates out, it can look like milky water (maybe coolant looking colorish) but its the condensation from the crankcase more than likely
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