Oil in my radiator
#1
Oil in my radiator
Hello all, my 07 RDX has oil in the radiator, compression test is ok and no water in engine oil or transmission and I know the turbo uses both oil and water for lube and cooling but I don't know how the two can mix. It has 180,000 miles but I don't know any service history , only had it 2 months. Thanks for any help .
#2
Oil in coolant
keep us posted on what you find.
i was hoping for your sake it is ATF fluid in the coolant ( as the ATF has a cooler that runs through the radiator), but if it is oil from the motor then you have a really bad issue.
maybe head gasket ? Turbo ? Or worse a crack somewhere in the engine
i was hoping for your sake it is ATF fluid in the coolant ( as the ATF has a cooler that runs through the radiator), but if it is oil from the motor then you have a really bad issue.
maybe head gasket ? Turbo ? Or worse a crack somewhere in the engine
#6
I'd also be willing to bet on internal radiator failure, even if it's a new rad. Could have been defective from the get go. Maybe try pulling the tranny dipstick or draining a bit of fluid to see if there's any evidence of contamination there as well? Same with motor oil.
#7
+1 on being ATF instead of oil. Internal radiator failure is not uncommon, i take it the 'new radiator' was from the previous owner? I'd just go and get a DENSO replacemenet and flush the transmission and put in new Honda Type II coolant
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#12
Found the leak, some hoses near the turbo, had to pull the intercooler and the air box ,also a good time to inspect the wastegate maybe correct the pesky 2263 code. Found some suspicious vacuum lines too.
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