My plan exactly.
My oil level is going up??? Really need help
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If the coolant was changed recently it's just getting rid of the entrained air.
Never been changed. I did run the heater to help get rid of any air is that what you are referring to?
A tiny change over one or two days isn't definitive. It will vary due to temperature. It will take longer to tell.
No. The cooling system including the heater is an almost closed system. You typically get air into the system when you drain and refill the coolant. You fill the radiator and the overflow tank and a few days later you will often find the overflow level is low - it's just getting rid of the air that got in during the drain and fill and replacing it with fluid from the overflow tank. Could happen a few times. But after that if the coolant level keeps dropping you probably have a coolant leak somewhere - at a hose clamp typically, or the overflow tank connection, or something like that.
Worst case is a head gasket leak or a leak at an oil/coolant interface like at an oil cooler. But then the oil will look milky if there is a lot of coolant (and would test positive for coolant if there are only traces of leakage).
One opportunity for confusion - During very cold weather, water will evaporate off the oil (it's a product of combustion that's getting past the rings and into the oil) and because of the cold weather will leave a milky deposit inside the oil fill cap. That's normal. The oil on the dipstick will still look normal.
Defiantly?
Car wasn’t driven over the weekend. Drove it yesterday to work 30 min both way. Checked it cold this morning and no movement on coolant tank or oil. Looks promising my kit for a sample should be here today. Should I grab the sample on a cold motor or after I have ran the car and let it cool down?
Leave it alone. I've seen a lot of mixing, oil & coolant, in my day....( on my own car's too), and this has got to be the cleanest " non-mixture" I have ever seen. Especially when cold, that's when the mix really rears it ugly head. No worries in my book.
That oil look really clean and clear to me.
The only fluids that could add to the level are fuel and coolant. You say it doesn't smell like fuel. If it was coolant, the oil would look cloudy or frothy when you check it after a run. Seems to me that it is just a day to day measurement variance and not a problem.
The only fluids that could add to the level are fuel and coolant. You say it doesn't smell like fuel. If it was coolant, the oil would look cloudy or frothy when you check it after a run. Seems to me that it is just a day to day measurement variance and not a problem.
No sample send off just for kicks?
I say no worries, save kit for end OCI.
Sounds good.
