help needed here on e46 oil leaks
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jinooi
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Re: help needed here on e46 oil leaks
seems like a gasket problem.
get your car down to r2d soon. there's nothing that rodney can't solve, especially so for e46. and at a fraction of the price what PML will charge.
R2D
51 Bukit Batok Crescent
#02-18, Unity Centre
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Tel 63163283 or 96651761
seems like a gasket problem.
get your car down to r2d soon. there's nothing that rodney can't solve, especially so for e46. and at a fraction of the price what PML will charge.
R2D
51 Bukit Batok Crescent
#02-18, Unity Centre
S(658077)
Tel 63163283 or 96651761
futron.sim
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Re: help needed here on e46 oil leaks
Oh no..... That sounds like a blown head gasket.....
Oh no..... That sounds like a blown head gasket.....
Super Mamak
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Re: help needed here on e46 oil leaks
I concur with Jinooi. Suggest you try Rod at R2D - he always knows the cost effective solution for all E46 problems!
I concur with Jinooi. Suggest you try Rod at R2D - he always knows the cost effective solution for all E46 problems!
jinooi
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Re: help needed here on e46 oil leaks
it may not be the head gasket.
but whatever it is, it will not cost you a few thousand bucks.
you will need to drive you car to the workshop and ask rod to help you troubleshoot. kinda hard to tell how extensive the work is going to be from here.
it may not be the head gasket.
but whatever it is, it will not cost you a few thousand bucks.
you will need to drive you car to the workshop and ask rod to help you troubleshoot. kinda hard to tell how extensive the work is going to be from here.
Re: help needed here on e46 oil leaks
ya. i nvr change the water in coolant coz my mechanic says even change also no use. he open up coolant water is muddy brown n sticky. he says pipings crack n engine oil seeps into my coolant. wad i m afraid is fixing up the whole thing may cost mi few thousands.
ya. i nvr change the water in coolant coz my mechanic says even change also no use. he open up coolant water is muddy brown n sticky. he says pipings crack n engine oil seeps into my coolant. wad i m afraid is fixing up the whole thing may cost mi few thousands.
jinooi
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Re: help needed here on e46 oil leaks
the muddy brown colour of water doesn't necessarily mean there's engine oil in the coolant. it's like that because you haven't flushed your cooling system for a long time and it's filled with sediment due to oxidation.
in order to flush the cooling system, you have to either disconnect part of the piping, or stick a hose into the radiator, start the engine and literally flush out the gunk.
i advise you to seek a second opinion regarding your car.
crack in the piping? what piping? the only place where the cooling system and the engine lubrication system meet is at the engine itself - cooling system is a water jacket that wraps around the engine. so what piping?
the muddy brown colour of water doesn't necessarily mean there's engine oil in the coolant. it's like that because you haven't flushed your cooling system for a long time and it's filled with sediment due to oxidation.
in order to flush the cooling system, you have to either disconnect part of the piping, or stick a hose into the radiator, start the engine and literally flush out the gunk.
i advise you to seek a second opinion regarding your car.
crack in the piping? what piping? the only place where the cooling system and the engine lubrication system meet is at the engine itself - cooling system is a water jacket that wraps around the engine. so what piping?
