I’m aware that this is a shit post, buuuut I just want to point out if this was very old oil it would be black sludge. This oil looks contaminated. Probably with coolant. If we’re going to do a sexism let’s at least accurately identify the engine problem.
Cracked coolant port(s) in the cylinder head usually. Although, I’ve seen people put washer fluid in power steering reservoirs. So yeah pouring coolant directly into the engine could also result in this nightmare.
/Also in modern cars, the liquid/liquid oil coolers fail surprisingly often.
Nah. In my experience it’s normally dudes that cause this problem by pouring cold coolant into a hot engine. Hot engine block plus cold fluid = BAD. The engine block cracks. If you ever need to add coolant only do it when your vehicle is cold (If it’s an emergency and you can’t wait for the engine to cool make sure the engine is ON and you add coolant slowly). If this only happened because someone just poured the wrong fluid into the wrong hole, hell yeah, because I’d rather do a clean out then have to replace my whole god damn engine.
I am familiar with it, however if your engine cracks from room temp coolant you have a crap product. We do it all the time and that never happens. 20 years now and not once. Buy a better product.
Edit: anyone downvoting, it’s metallurgy and thickness. Kind of like how you can crack glass with cold or cool water. But your coffee makers glass carafe should be tempered and if you put room temp water in it when hot, it should not crack. If it does, don’t buy that brand coffee maker.
I’m aware that this is a shit post, buuuut I just want to point out if this was very old oil it would be black sludge. This oil looks contaminated. Probably with coolant. If we’re going to do a sexism let’s at least accurately identify the engine problem.
Yeah, that underside of an engine is way too spotless and clean to have driven the distance needed to break down engine oil.
Agreed with both of you.
That’s the classic “milkshake” color and is definitely from coolant.
How would coolant get in there? A mechanical failure, or would someone have to literally pour coolant into the oil hole?
Cracked coolant port(s) in the cylinder head usually. Although, I’ve seen people put washer fluid in power steering reservoirs. So yeah pouring coolant directly into the engine could also result in this nightmare.
/Also in modern cars, the liquid/liquid oil coolers fail surprisingly often.
*Also in modern cars, the liquid/liquid oil coolers fail surprisingly often. *
It’s a feature!
Very common with a blown head gasket, though I’m not sure how often that happens in modern cars
Very often with modern smaller turbo motors. The head is under pressure and sooner or later, the head gasket fails.
As usual, all Ford EcoBoost motors have this problem. EcoBoom.
“She added washer fluid to the 710 cap”
Nah. In my experience it’s normally dudes that cause this problem by pouring cold coolant into a hot engine. Hot engine block plus cold fluid = BAD. The engine block cracks. If you ever need to add coolant only do it when your vehicle is cold (If it’s an emergency and you can’t wait for the engine to cool make sure the engine is ON and you add coolant slowly). If this only happened because someone just poured the wrong fluid into the wrong hole, hell yeah, because I’d rather do a clean out then have to replace my whole god damn engine.
Wow if your engine block cracks because you put room temp coolant in, you should consider a better make of vehicle. That’s ridiculous.
Thermal shock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_shock
I am familiar with it, however if your engine cracks from room temp coolant you have a crap product. We do it all the time and that never happens. 20 years now and not once. Buy a better product.
Edit: anyone downvoting, it’s metallurgy and thickness. Kind of like how you can crack glass with cold or cool water. But your coffee makers glass carafe should be tempered and if you put room temp water in it when hot, it should not crack. If it does, don’t buy that brand coffee maker.
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