coolant???

[no-red 6 0]

anyone want to call this coolant? as i stood and watched blue smoke bellow out of the tail pipe i looked down to see a frozen dark yellow patch of ice. it then hit me, "is that coolant".

p.s. the driveway is nice and salty due to 600#'s of salt.....

 

[bushpilot]

probably condensation dribblin' outta the pipe....blue smoke would be OIL
not coolant <coolant makes steam>...considering how cold it is <where
you might be> id call it steam/condensation from the cold air & warm exhaust.

dont let it get to you...drive it...and keep an eye on it.

if you cant stand it then get a combustion leak tester.

 

[F350CCFX4]

Mine would leave a much larger puddle then that. Just the heat change no worries.

 

[no-red 6 0]

bush: i had a friend of mine (who'd done it last time) do it last friday. the blue fluid changed ever ever so slightly..


the ice spot was larger, it melted some as you could see in the photo; it was the color (that of coolant) that makes (made) me think it was coolant. would it not be? and why not be concerned w/ that much 'condensation'? it is a little more than to be not concerned w/.

 

[DaveBen]

No, coolant won't freeze until it is way below 0° F.

Dave

 

[bushpilot]

Dave's got a point about the freez point of anti-freeze...although it would
depend how much its diluted.

as for the combustion leak detection...i guess youve got a decision...
live w/ it til it gets WORSE or tear the top end off and go thru it.

have you had the oil sampled lately ? whats that report say ? (if theres
very little coolant in the oil it run it and keep an eye on it)

 

[no-red 6 0]

http://www.weather.com/weather/local/55337 at the time it was -16 degrees!!

been like this since last friday. anywhere from -8 to -15 below zero + the windchill factor ~-15 to -30 below zero. i'd say it is cold enough to freeze.

bush: as for the oil sample, it is due in about 1k miles. as it stands now it will be a status quo and i'll wait til the oil sample is done to see what it says.

 

[bushpilot]

http://www.weather.com/weather/local/55337 at the time it was -16 degrees!!

been like this since last friday. anywhere from -8 to -15 below zero + the windchill factor ~-15 to -30 below zero. i'd say it is cold enough to freeze.

bush: as for the oil sample, it is due in about 1k miles. as it stands now it will be a status quo and i'll wait til the oil sample is done to see what it says.

well as someone reminded me (wind chill doesnt matter to anything other
than animals).

if your coolant is freezing at -15 you better have it checked...cause
you could be in danger of bursting that radiator or block..

zerex g-05 is rated to -35 @ 50/50 mixture.

zerex g05 specs link.

 

[no-red 6 0]

yeah, i read the windchill post thing earlier.

this is factory coolant. and to freeze the block or radiator is not an approved situation....

the point is if it IS contaminated and IS freezing (which is what i am trying to find out by this post -peoples opinions-possibility) then i guess it may have a date w/ the doctor....-mad

 

[Kleetus]

-15 shouldn't be cold enough to freeze that coolant. You might be seeing a combination of condensation and rust from the pipe itself.

You seeing any drop in coolant level?