Oil Cooler DIY?

[BoxSinit]

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[Ahsai]

Sorry to say but it doesn't look good at all. You likey need an engine rebuild. With that much debris, the engine has to come apart. At this point, you should at least drop the oil pan and see what else is there.

[BoxSinit]

Well I pretty much thought the same.. Once I saw the metal. I knew it couldn't be anything but a rebuild or new engine. This sucks..Could this have stemmed from the oil mixing problem?

[Ahsai]

If there's truly no coolant in the oil, it's hard to imagine how oil in coolant could cause metal debris.

[BoxSinit]

If there's truly no coolant in the oil, it's hard to imagine how oil in coolant could cause metal debris.

[BoxSinit]

There wasn't. I drained the oil and there wasn't any. I changed the oil cooler and the chocolate milk shake started to go away. I'm not sure what happen but I'm having it checked out, so I'll know for sure. The oil was low maybe a third of a quart when it happen. When I first notice my oil was low, it was more than a quart. I'm having it checked by TuneRS Motorsports in Coral Springs. Stay tuned.

[BoxSinit]

There wasn't. I drained the oil and there wasn't any. I changed the oil cooler and the chocolate milk shake started to go away. I'm not sure what happen but I'm having it checked out, so I'll know for sure. The oil was low maybe a third of a quart when it happen. When I first notice my oil was low, it was more than a quart. I'm having it checked by TuneRS Motorsports in Coral Springs. Stay tuned.

[BoxSinit]

Here's some pictures of the chocolate shake and the then the oil that was drain. The oil looks pretty free of coolant to me. What do you think?

[JFP in PA]

Here's some pictures of the chocolate shake and the then the oil that was drain. The oil looks pretty free of coolant to me. What do you think?

 

That definitely is a classic intermix.  Any photo's of the drained oil?

[BoxSinit]

Here's the oil that was drained.

[BoxSinit]

I was going to take pictures of how clear intermixed was getting after the new oil cooler and flushing but my hands were too dirty at the time..

[JFP in PA]

Oil looks clean, but you definitely had a coolant intermix, and you still don't know the source of the metal in the oil filter.  You are not out of the woods just yet...........

[BoxSinit]

Hey Guys,

 

I know its been a while but I wanted to follow up on the end result of my engines issues. The diagnosis that I was given was I had a cracked cylinder head which lead to engine failure either by lack of oil or oil contamination. I attached a few pictures of the failure and the engine itself (cracked head, damaged connecting rod and crankshaft. TuneRS  Motorsports in Coral Springs did an excellent job of rebuilding my engine. Car runs strong. I added their 4" underdrive pully, bypass pipes, Softronic software to my EVO intake and GHL muffler. I have a 997 plenum/74mm in the garage ready to be install then next, headers!  Thanks everyone  for you input!

[BoxSinit]

[Ahsai]

Thanks for the update. So did you need to source a new crank?

[BoxSinit]

Yes. Initially, I was going to have a used engine installed. They source 2 engines which they felt were unacceptable. In the end, they took some parts from one of the sourced engines, some parts from my engine and various new parts (New crankshaft main bearings, New connecting rod main bearings, New connecting rod hardware, New timing chains, New timing guide rails including tensioner paddle, New IMS bearing and DOF, New oil separator, New oil cooler, gaskets and seals) . The crankshaft was from the used engine. I have most of details in my emails...       

Edited October 10, 2016 by BoxSinit