Subject	Yes, sometimes brownish fluid can signify oil is leaking
Posted by	doug8867 on November 10, 2005 at 7:43 AM
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In Reply To	I thought that meant something about a head gasket posted by Shawn300zTT GT28R MD on November 10, 2005 at 01:49 AM
Message	into the coolant, however if you saw this stuff and the thickness of the first few gallons removed you'd know right away it wasn't oil. Plus the coolant didn't turn brown until after I added the stop leak, so I kind of put 2 and 2 together as to the cause. Oil also doesn't "dry" and stick to the inside of the hoses and other places since oil and water don't mix well, but tends to "float in the liquid so you can see a difference.
Follow Ups	Reason Number 103 not to use Stop Leak in your radiator. - doug8867 09:56:49 11/09/05 Looks like apple cider. - ssm300z 09:59:39 11/09/05 I don't mean to cause you nightmares... - ZEngineer 10:04:16 11/09/05 I was thinking the same but with the entire motor =/ (n/m) - tyreeztt 10:56:28 11/09/05 Yep, keeping my fingers crossed that the heat generated - doug8867 10:56:57 11/09/05 good luck, seems like you did everything you could - ZEngineer 11:55:37 11/09/05 Use a good chemical flush!!!! (n/m) - MeterMan 12:02:11 11/09/05 This is why you fix things instead of patching them. (n/m) - lazersos 12:28:05 11/09/05 Re: Reason Number 103 not to use Stop Leak in your radiator. - 2eZee 19:15:44 11/09/05 I thought that meant something about a head gasket - Shawn300zTT GT28R MD 01:49:56 11/10/05 Yes, sometimes brownish fluid can signify oil is leaking - doug8867 07:43:03 11/10/05
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