1999 Volvo S70 "causes brown sludge radiator" Questions

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...brown to orange, however make sure there is no sludge. Start the car with the cap off and keep an eye out for alot of bubbles. A large amount of bubbles is a sign of a bad head gasket. A couple here ...

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...brown sludge in the antifreeze overflow tank. After buying it I replaced the heater core then cleaned, flushed, drained and refilled my radaitor with antifreeze & distilled water in the fall. Then by ...

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...brown. your van should have dexcool wich is orange, not green.(looks red sometimes)check the coolant again and check the oil. if it looks milky or foamy, there is coolant in it. sounds like it may be ...

...brown sludge throughout the car its clogging my car causing it overheat, and my heat to stop working it started to blow out cold air plus it smells like fumes. Seems like my car is really backed up ...

...brown sludge in radiator what is the cause do you think The sludge is due to rust in the cooling system due to lack of maintinance, you will need to have the system flushed, you will need to remove ...

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...brown sludge residue is caused by the fact that it has been run with no antifreeze causing internal corrosion of the engine ,,now the radiator that you obviously bought second hand could be the ...

...fixed? Check the oil cooler, or transmission oil cooler. Check transmissin fluid check oil. If the sluge is brown suspect oil, if the sludge is pink or red suspect transmission oil cooler in

...BROWN SLUDGE IN RADIATOR AND SUV OVERHEATING WHAT CAN BE DONE? It depends on what is causing the brown sludge.  More information is needed to make an asessment and prescribe a solution.  ...

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Brown sludge in water reservoir The radiator was supposedly flushed this past year now I am seeing a brown think sludge in the reservoir and some is now appearing on the radiator cap. Can you tell me ...

...brown sludge in my radiator - 98 plymouth breeze. I had a compression check and all is well. Could there be two different types of coolant in the radiator that would cause a syurp like substance in ...

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