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O/T Coolant color & coolant tank black residue
Off Topic but related to the SVX coolant system.
I am looking at a 95 Legacy 2.2L and the coolant expansion tank has a very dark residue on the inside of the tank. There appears to be a coating of something black in color all over the inside of the tank. The coolant also looks very dark not green. It has oh about 196k miles on it. If I can find out about this coolant thing it might be okay to buy. I would appreciate hearing from anybody with experience on this. Thanks
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Hi John
One word for you, and you know it well: headgaskets. Same thing I saw in my SVX when the headgaskets were blown.
Todd
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It can also be a radiator leak sealant of some sort. If you flush the system and it comes back then, like Todd said, headgaskets.
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Hi Todd and Dave,
Well I was thinking that about head gaskets except, see if this makes sense, the entire coolant tank is black. Does it get that bad without blowing up the radiator?
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The rad won't blow as long as the cap is working properly. I would imagine that your rad will be coated black just the same.
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David B. SVXipedia @ SVX-IW.COM -- SVX Information Warehouse 2.0 coming...eventually! Ebony 1992 SVX LS-L 5 spd Koni/GC Stebro 187k miles RIP (Rust In Pieces) 1993 SVX 5 spd Koni/GC Stebro Polyurethane bushings still available! |
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