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Is this oil, sludge, or rust in my coolant?

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Old 10-08-2012, 04:39 PM
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Default Is this oil, sludge, or rust in my coolant?
I drained my coolant. I believe dex cool was in it and it had brownish black stuff in it. It's spotty.
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There is also a bunch of rusty **** all up where the radiator cap is and I can see rust on the coils.
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Could be power steering fluid. The coolers are notorious for leaking into the coolant.
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My power steering has been makin noise! Good call man.
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Haha wow what a fail. It was a little left over tranny fluid in the bottom of the pan...smh
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