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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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Well I have oil in my coolant resovoir AGAIN. Within in the last year I have had to flush and replace everything in my cooling system except the radiator itself as they had been eaten away by oil. It's happened again and I was wondering what may be causing this again. Originally they told me that my head gasket was o.k. but I am SO pissed right now. $700 and the bastards cant even do it right.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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does who ever fixed it have a garuntee? like 12month/12k mile? go back and hammer them for the wrong diagnosis.
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 10:17 AM
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Might be tranny fluid, your tranny cooler is in the radiator and they are known to leak. You might need a new radiator.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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Just got it back from the shop. It looks likes the guy who replaced my water pump poured water in my radiator. That bastard, first he overcharged me and did the work without consent then we argued and my feeling is that he did this ****.
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Old Jun 17, 2006 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by 98camaro1le
Just got it back from the shop. It looks likes the guy who replaced my water pump poured water in my radiator. That bastard, first he overcharged me and did the work without consent then we argued and my feeling is that he did this ****.
did you mean to say that he poured water in his radiator.
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 12:00 AM
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no he poured a quart of 5w20 in my coolant resovoir, not water
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 12:31 AM
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Why the hell would he do that?
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 06:02 AM
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Why the hell would he do that?
Its an attempt to coat eveything to prevent rust
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Originally Posted by Low N Slow
Might be tranny fluid, your tranny cooler is in the radiator and they are known to leak. You might need a new radiator.
I wouldn't say they are known to leak. I've owned a few of these cars, and worked on many others as well, never had one leak like that yet.
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Why the hell would he do that?
I think he's saying that this shop did it in retaliation for the arguement they had???

If that's true, best way to handle that is to burn the shop down.
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 11:59 AM
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Have you thought of checking the power steering cooler heat exchanger?
It is inside the large aluminum tubing section just behind the radiator.

I've heard people have trouble with it rupturing. Check the fluid level in the PS reservoir and see if it has water mixed in with the fluid.
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