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rydholm11211 04-19-2013 01:16 PM

What would cause oil in the Radiator?
 
So I just picked up this 1985 toyota truck with a 22re, While I was looking in the radiator I saw oil floating at the top of it? But the funny thing is I did a compression check and got 195psi across all four. Do you guys think this is engine is still good? My plan is to part this truck out, and I wanted to sell the engine since it has such good compression, and it runs great! Im just trying to figure out how the oil got in the radiator? It cant be the head or head gasket, becasue it has really good compression. What do you guys think? Thanks.

SCToy 04-19-2013 02:09 PM

Could be a hole in the timing cover if not a headgasket.

rydholm11211 04-19-2013 02:34 PM

It just seems wierd that it would be a head gasket, since my compression numbers are so strong they are like right around 200psi, as soon as I pull the engine and take the timing cover off will it be pretty easy to notice oil coming from there when i am looking? Thanks.

warrpath4x4 04-19-2013 02:46 PM

could be left over from someone else doing a headgasket on it previously

SCToy 04-19-2013 03:04 PM

If you pull the valve cover off, you should be able tp look down on the exhaust side of the head and see if there are grooves work in the head and timing cover from the timong chain.
The cover has a spot by the water pump that gets worn through.

rydholm11211 04-19-2013 04:05 PM

I will have to do that, THanks.

rydholm11211 04-19-2013 04:05 PM

Have you guys seen oil in your radiators before from a timing chain? thanks.

slow-mo 04-19-2013 09:09 PM


Originally Posted by rydholm11211 (Post 52068281)
Im just trying to figure out how the oil got in the radiator?

If it's has an automatic transmission, it could be transmission fluid bleeding in from the lower radiator transmission cooler portion of the radiator.

SCToy 04-19-2013 09:15 PM

Lots of people have. Was the water level low or was the oil very high/low? The oil cap on valve cover look like a chocolate milk shake in it? All signs of water mixing with the oil.


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