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Originally Posted by O6er  Air pockets!?!?!? HA; NOOOOO! I would know about this. I keep a constant one week check on EVERYTHING under my hood. It helps the fact I pull it in on slow days to train the newbs' at my shop on how to talk with customers; Though I have heard the horror stories of the water pump going bad; I have not had any coolant or oil burn off. And just to explain this.
Oil and coolant go hand in hand. Your system for coolant is based off so many quarts; and the best way to check is your overflow bottle. If the overflow is at the correct spot (around 1/4 from the top) Your coolant system is good. And your oil should be full. If your oil is full, so should your coolant. If one or the other starts going low your engine will run more hot than normal and both will burn off.
I have not had the horrendous sound of the water pump going bad that the videos post either. To get back to the begining; If your pump was bad the overflow would look dark and the level would most likely be low. The overflow bottle is where rust/corrosion likes to sit if something in the sytem is going bad.
If none of the above applies I would go back to what I orginally said; Its just the way the motor runs. I thought it was wierd at first to. Owninging nothing but older cars. The VVT engine runs much more differently and I have done my research and time inspecting to figure how they should run.
And trust me. Everyday I sit next to my car in the parking lot that little noise makes me paranoid as hell. Though knowing it is how they designed them gives me peice of mind.....My car is my baby lol. PM if you need anything else man. |
??? Huh? Dude, you make no sense. Didn't you ask what coilovers were in another post?
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Originally Posted by 06er Coilover
OK So I here this term thrown around and I was wondering if you can use these on all four corners? |
Please stop representing yourself as a mechanic. Thanks!
If you have oil in your coolant, it could mean that the engine has a cracked block, head or blown head gasket.
If you are low on coolant - If the seal or bearings fail in the water pump it causes coolant to leak from the inspection port in the water pump. The water pump must be removed and replace with a new unit. You can also leak coolant from worn hoses or a hole in the radiator.
Also, oil doesn't just cook off. You lose oil due to: Bad valve seals -If the seals fail, oil is allowed to flow down into the combustion chamber and is burned.
Worn valve guides- the excess gap allows the flow of oil down the valve stem into the combustion chamber to be burned.
Pressurized crankcase (oil pan) due to a clogged PCV valve or breather system - Carbon build-up is a by-product of an engine and can build up in the PCV system, clogging the breathing passages. This in turn pressurizes the oil pan and pushes oil up into the fuel delivery system, where it is fed into the engine and burned.
Blow-by from worn piston rings - When the rings wear out, the pressure from combustion reverses down into the oil pan, pressurizing it and forcing oil into the valve covers, through the breather system, back into the fuel delivery system, and into the engine to be burned
