Oil in my antifreeze?

[1Madmachinist]

Sadly found what looks like impeller pieces in the water passages of the oil cooler last night.

[blue62]

Originally Posted by 1Madmachinist

Sadly found what looks like impeller pieces in the water passages of the oil cooler last night.

Perhaps you can rig a way to reverse flush the system with the water pump out. Flushing any impeller pieces back to the water pump cavity.

[tonythetiger]

Originally Posted by 1Madmachinist

Sadly found what looks like impeller pieces in the water passages of the oil cooler last night.

pictures...lets see what we are talking about. JFP can weigh in

[1Madmachinist]

Two of the three pieces that came out of the oil cooler

[1Madmachinist]

[Homeoboxter]

Originally Posted by 1Madmachinist

Two of the three pieces that came out of the oil cooler

You are showing the broken pieces on a different pump that looks intact and different in color. Did you already pull the pump where the vanes are from? Perhaps the third piece will just fall out once you pull the pump.. Or, this is the one you pulled and the vanes are from a previously used pump on your car?

[BYprodriver]

The water pump pieces can be so small that they get stuck in the head coolant passages causeing a hot spot that can crack a head.