Hectic Dude Member 53 Member For: 17y 6m 12d Posted 17/05/08 04:32 AM Share Posted 17/05/08 04:32 AM Hi Guys,Went for an oil change today and the guys found oil in the water coolant... Obviously not good news.Will be taking to Ford on Monday.Question is - has anybody else with an F6 (or XR6 Turbo) had this problem?Regards,Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSTLER Member 663 Member For: 21y 6m Location: Broken Hill Posted 17/05/08 04:35 AM Share Posted 17/05/08 04:35 AM (edited) Common problem, cracked radiators. Ford dealer will know. Edited 08/06/10 07:56 AM by RHR No need to quote above post. USE FAST REPLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hectic Dude Member 53 Member For: 17y 6m 12d Posted 17/05/08 04:43 AM Author Share Posted 17/05/08 04:43 AM Thanks Hustler... PHEW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanra Into the laaaake Member 1,532 Member For: 17y 8m 6d Gender: Male Location: Nrth Qld Posted 17/05/08 06:47 AM Share Posted 17/05/08 06:47 AM (edited) I wouldnt be saying phew to that..... If your cars auto, you may have now wound up with an Auto full of water and an engine/cooling system full of auto trans fluid...... that's bad new......Otherwise you may have a blown head gasket? Edited 17/05/08 06:49 AM by hanra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 17/05/08 09:17 AM Share Posted 17/05/08 09:17 AM Did they advise that you do not drive the vehicle until it's fixed Like Hanra said - might be a common issue but it's nothing to feel relieved about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk_pig Member 27 Member For: 15y 11m 2d Posted 21/03/09 06:27 AM Share Posted 21/03/09 06:27 AM (edited) doesnt sound like a good problem.. I have a small crack in my head gaste just after I blew my turbo..was wondering do you know wat this would cost ? can it be done at home ?cheerscould I get a pm plz Edited 21/03/09 06:33 AM by turk_pig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezza6 New Member 11 Member For: 14y 8m 12d Posted 08/06/10 04:09 AM Share Posted 08/06/10 04:09 AM Hi Guys,Went for an oil change today and the guys found oil in the water coolant... Obviously not good news.Will be taking to Ford on Monday.Question is - has anybody else with an F6 (or XR6 Turbo) had this problem?Regards,LukeHi there, I just purchased an XR6 turbo and had dealt with this problem yesterday. The issue is that there is a transmission cooler located in the standard radiator. This internal transmission cooler blows and releases transmission fluid into your radiator. This needs to be replaced ASAP. You need to get a new radiator fitted - preferably with a stainless steel transmission cooler. The gearbox needs as much cooling as possible so it's best to leave this and the external one if fitted. You will also need to change top and bottom radiator hoses (as they have had oil through them)and get the gear box serviced ASAP and flushed with new transmission fluid added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6BF Member 438 Member For: 19y 2m 8d Location: Sydney Posted 08/06/10 05:11 AM Share Posted 08/06/10 05:11 AM Hectic dude's F6 is manual so cant be the radiator, more likely to be the head gasket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPV6T UNDERCOAT CRUISER!!! Donating Members 1,655 Member For: 16y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 08/06/10 05:28 AM Share Posted 08/06/10 05:28 AM I had the same issue as hectic dude had,my problem was the external engine oil cooler had a small crack in the pipe as it is also watercooled,would suck the oil into the coolant tank.replaced oil cooler all sweet now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtRmn8 570Nm @1800rpm Donating Members 2,441 Member For: 21y 4m 30d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 08/06/10 05:31 AM Share Posted 08/06/10 05:31 AM This was only a problem with BAs with 4 speed auto. The car in his picture is a BA Typhoon and they only came out as a manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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