I am currently going through a water pump replacement. The engine has some oil left in the coolant system due to a bad oil cooler. The previous owner put a used cooler on with new seals. Ford told me to flush the system out with cascade and rinse it like 3 times to get the cascade out. Then replace all hoses and wp. While I’ve been flushing the system, every now and then I check the oil and find a white tip and some white stuff further up the stick. Ford said that is moisture in the oil system and it will take some oil changes to get that out. Ford also did the pressure check on the cooling system and said the wp is bad and the oil cooler is apparently not leaking. He said if the oil cooler is bad, the cooling system will be full of oil since the oil has a higher pressure than the cooling system.
What do you think about this problem? Im still wondering if the oil cooler is bad. Also I would like to send an oil sample to someone who does the testing. Who do you recommend?
Sorry for the long thread.
Jarrod
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1997 F350 4door 2wd long bed white 7.3L Powerstroke, E4OD, C5 4:10LS diff 326K miles on org engine and been rebuilt again
How many oil changes have you done since you noticed the water on the dipstick?...
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When you drain the oil ,,how much water comes out first ?....
Is it decreasing in volume?....
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1964 F350, 24v 5.9 Cummins not even close to broke in, New Nv4500, Turned Np205, Custom Dana 70s Front and Rear, Two 20000lb PTO winchs, 14" lift, 49" iroks!!, 97 PSD acc. with wire harness swap, 87 F350 frame (still sits in shop with fresh coat of JD green/yellow paint "Built Not Bought" 0 miles,
Well since you mentioned it, when I did the head gaskets, like a gallon of coolant came out of the oil pan. But haven’t changed the oil since. I guess I should do it this weekend or next. I have been using Rotella 15w40. Is the ford oil any better? Is Blackstone's web site blackstone-labs.com?
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1997 F350 4door 2wd long bed white 7.3L Powerstroke, E4OD, C5 4:10LS diff 326K miles on org engine and been rebuilt again
Right now change it with the cheapest stuff you can find.
When there is no more water put better oil in. If you drained the water out, changed the oil once with in a short amount of time the remaining water should be gone. Oil temps run very high which would evaporate the water right out of there I would think.
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1996 F-250 extended cab long box five speed. Home made Tymar, 203 Stat, 60 gal in bed fuel cell, 315/75's, no cat, no muffler, ebpv welded open 3" to 3" DP, Babies. 255K, still chugging, and still smoking when cold.
UPDATED 8/1/08 Replace so far. 1 LUK flywheel+clutch, 2 thermostats, 2 set of brakes, 1 set of calipers, 5 CPS, 3 sets of tires, 2 Transfer pumps, 1 Injector modual, 1 Computer, 2 Alt, 2 sets of batteries, 1 Water pump, 6 Belts, 1 PS hose, 2 Sets ball joints, 2 set u-joints, 2 carrier bearing, 2 Speed sensors, 1 oil pres sender, 1 temp sender, 4 sets of e-break cables, 1 front fuel tank, 2 rear fuel tanks, 2 set of glow plugs, 6 Glow plug relays, Oil galley o-rings, Turbo pedistal o-rings, EBPV o-rings, 3 sets of Injector O-rings, 1 Vac-pump, 1 new carpet.Total $$$ in repairs v/s miles driven = 3.0 cents per mile. Add fuel to that it jumps to 14.8 cents per mile over the life of the truck.
Right now change it with the cheapest stuff you can find.
When there is no more water put better oil in. If you drained the water out, changed the oil once with in a short amount of time the remaining water should be gone. Oil temps run very high which would evaporate the water right out of there I would think.
Maybe thats why theres the white stuff in it. The evaporated water. hmmm. I just bought some Rotella and a filter and gonna change it tonight or tomorrow.
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1997 F350 4door 2wd long bed white 7.3L Powerstroke, E4OD, C5 4:10LS diff 326K miles on org engine and been rebuilt again
Oh I should tell ya that the oil has a tint of green. I asked the dealer that and he said thats normal for diesel oil. I have a hard time of believing that.
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1997 F350 4door 2wd long bed white 7.3L Powerstroke, E4OD, C5 4:10LS diff 326K miles on org engine and been rebuilt again
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