Oil in my coolant or just greasy coolant? Uh-oh?

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CRAP. i pulled the old radiator out tonight to put in my new 3-row replacement (that by the way leaves NO room for a fan of ANY kind, but thats another story :cry: ) and the antifreeze (50/50 pre-diluted stuff) felt quite oily to me. Is that stuff oily to begin with or am I feeling oil in my coolant? This was the first batch of coolant run since the rebuild <100 miles on the motor. What can cause this?

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I probably wouldn't worry too much about it. Normal coolant feels a bit slippery, it has a water pump lubricant in it. Run it for a while and see if it uses any coolant.
 
Yup, glycol is slimey stuff. If you see discoloration of the coolant (brown streaks) or find a white, slimey foam in your oil, or on the bottom of your oil filler cap, then you may have a problem.

Jim
 
Well glycol feels very "wet/slippery" when you pulled the radiater cap did you see a rainbow on top of the coolant? that is what you need to watch for for a small leak if it is a big leak you will know it.
 
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