Originally Posted By: yonyon
I can't see how putting stop leak in the radiator would keep oil from getting in there. It would be like trying to stop a leaking tire by putting duct tape over a rusty nail.
Stop leak in the oil or ATF? Just thinking about it gave me a bit of a queasy feeling, so no comment there.
Have you considered adding an aftermarket trans cooler and bypassing the radiator trans cooler? If that keeps the oil out of the coolant you'll know where the leak is. At that point you'd have to decide if you want to call it fixed or put a new rad in there. If it doesn stop the leak at least you'd know it's engine oil.
Ready too by-pass trans.. if that's the culprupt!
Just a bit of oil, not in volume. To clog radiator tubes.
Still a bit of scum. When changing anti-freeze. A big system do to rear heat for mini-van.
I can't see how putting stop leak in the radiator would keep oil from getting in there. It would be like trying to stop a leaking tire by putting duct tape over a rusty nail.
Stop leak in the oil or ATF? Just thinking about it gave me a bit of a queasy feeling, so no comment there.
Have you considered adding an aftermarket trans cooler and bypassing the radiator trans cooler? If that keeps the oil out of the coolant you'll know where the leak is. At that point you'd have to decide if you want to call it fixed or put a new rad in there. If it doesn stop the leak at least you'd know it's engine oil.
Ready too by-pass trans.. if that's the culprupt!
Just a bit of oil, not in volume. To clog radiator tubes.
Still a bit of scum. When changing anti-freeze. A big system do to rear heat for mini-van.
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