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Doug427 · 03-19-2018, 05:20 AM

I'm thinking the easiest thing to do is to just replace the oil cooler and of course the associated o-rings and go from there. I just bought the car so the thought that some knucklehead prior owner added oil to the coolant tank by accident occurred to me. I sort of doubt that however because in the little use I have given the car so far, it marks it's parking spot with a fairly good sized oil spot almost each time. If my theory that it's coming from the coolant tank is correct, that means that a fresh supply of oil is getting dumped into the tank each time I use the car. I'm thinking and hoping that BirdDog and I are correct.

I found a new Behr oil cooler on line for only $112.00, so it's fairly cost efficient to just do the swap and multiple flushes, and see how it goes from there. The refreshing of this car was/is coming along really, really well, so this new development is sort of a bummer. I'm hoping that it turns out to just a bump in the road.

03-19-2018, 05:20 AM	#5
Doug427 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 163	I'm thinking the easiest thing to do is to just replace the oil cooler and of course the associated o-rings and go from there. I just bought the car so the thought that some knucklehead prior owner added oil to the coolant tank by accident occurred to me. I sort of doubt that however because in the little use I have given the car so far, it marks it's parking spot with a fairly good sized oil spot almost each time. If my theory that it's coming from the coolant tank is correct, that means that a fresh supply of oil is getting dumped into the tank each time I use the car. I'm thinking and hoping that BirdDog and I are correct. I found a new Behr oil cooler on line for only $112.00, so it's fairly cost efficient to just do the swap and multiple flushes, and see how it goes from there. The refreshing of this car was/is coming along really, really well, so this new development is sort of a bummer. I'm hoping that it turns out to just a bump in the road. Last edited by Doug427; 03-19-2018 at 05:22 AM.