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sludge in the coolant but it shows no coolant in the oil. I removed the thermostat and flushed out the cooling system for over an hour to clean it out. In nless than 1500 miles it is back.It cloggs up

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...sludge out of reservoir, then reinstall. Once the radiator stops draining, insert water hose (without nozzle) and turn water on. Keep the drain valve open. Run water through radiator until it runs ...

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...coolant around the top corner opposite of the cap. There was rust colored sludge visible inside cap area. Going to flush then add dexcool. Is it possible some jiffyluber topped it off with wrong ...

Question about 2002 Passat

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...coolant flushed you could have have sludge buildup in both the radiator AND the heater core.. especially if you have not used the recommended G12 coolant for that vehicle. My guess is that you have ...

Question about 2001 Passat

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...sludge in coolant tank Oil has obviously leaked into my coolant reservoir bc of the oily brown sludge mixture. My oil tank is bone dry so this is why I am sure its a leak from one to the other. Temp ...

Question about 2008 New Beetle

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...SLUDGE. COOLANT WAS IN THE ******. A MONTH AFTER THE ****** WAS REPLACED CAR IS BACK AT DEALER WITH SLUDGE IN THE COOLANT BOTTLE AND ENGINE. DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT THE HEAD GASKET BUT HAS NO IDEA WHAT ...

Question about 1989 F 150

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...coolant causing sludge problems... a pressure test was done on the coolant system and after a complete professional flush the system ran sludge free for a short period of time but now is occurring ...

...coolant this may be a sign of a faulty head gasket/head. Very short- repeated - journeys can allow sludge to form, simply because on short journeys the engine does not reach its normal operating ...

...sludge in the coolant in my l997 Olds Aurora/ How sserious is it? pink sludge --very serious it is a failed transmission oil cooler allowing transmission oil into the cooling system Oil and water do ...

What ha caused the sludge in my coolant ? Its a l997 Olds Aurora. How serious is sludge in the coolant? Could work its way into radiator and clog it up resulting in overheating.

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