"Milky white water" coming from my radiator:(..... Opinions?

[Sside]

Hey guys, about two months ago I finally dropped in my fresh rebuilt block... A block done by one of the best shops here in the Houston area. Long story short, the block was a pretty solid build with alot of new goodies including a metal head gasket by cometic/titan motorsports. Ever since thou I have not been able to get rid of the oily white milky water. I have done flush afer flush... The car did have a blown head gasket before the rebuilt block. There is no water in my oil, no backpressure on my refill tank and no white smoke. I am aware it is not immpossible to get another blown HG... Both the block and the head were resurfaced and decked... In fact the car runs great, no codes and no check engine light. If anyone has any ideas on why there is oil getting in my water but not vice versa then it be greatly appriciated for yalls input on this issue.

Thanks alot in advanced to all who took some time to read this....
-Salvy

 

[kingofyo1]

were the flushes done by you or a professional?

 

[suprahero]

When you take your oil fil cap off, it doesn't have any milky white on it? I haven't ever experienced this milky white water in the radiator so I can't help. Hopefully it's not in the oil as you stated so there isn't any BHG.

 

[Sside]

When you take your oil fil cap off, it doesn't have any milky white on it? I haven't ever experienced this milky white water in the radiator so I can't help. Hopefully it's not in the oil as you stated so there isn't any BHG.

When I remove the cap there is a white pudding like stuff on it..... And yeah it is quite strange..... I did the flushes myself with a flush kit.... I was able to get all that crap out once but it returned a day later..... One theory is my turbo? could it possibly be mixing oil with water.... Thanks alot for the input guys..

 

[JDMMA70]

When I remove the cap there is a white pudding like stuff on it..... And yeah it is quite strange.....

Whoa wait wait wait, when you take your oil fill cap off? The oil cap not the radiator cap correct?

 

[Sside]

Whoa wait wait wait, when you take your oil fill cap off? The oil cap not the radiator cap correct?

Ah, oops hehe... Missread the cap part. I am talking about the radiator cap Not the oil cap. Sorry to scare ya Derek lol...

 

[Tire Shredder]

what kind of water are you using to fill it up? are you using straight water?

aluminum corrosion can give the water a milky appearance, or calcium buildup.. milky-white pudding-like consistency on a rad cap sounds wild though...no idea what that could be. I'd try cleaning the system out properly before going farther.

I'd use this

make sure all the coolant is out of the motor (flush it out with water a couple times) before using it. Then after using the flush product, flush it out a couple times with clean hose water again.

finally, drain it all, put about 4 litres of this stuff in (a jug)

or this

If you use the non-premixed toyota stuff, then fill the remainder up with distilled water (should be another 4 L)

distilled water is very important that could often be overlooked...

 

[Sawbladz]

Yay for pictures. Lol.

 

[Sside]

Ah Tire Shredder, thanks for the advice but I have used about 7 of those prestone flush/cleaners lol..... It was the 1st thing I did... Reason I have not used actual coolent is becuase its the first thing used and came out nasty, I want to make sure the coolant comes out clean before spending another 20 bucks hehe. Its oil in the water thou, sometimes it floats on top of the water after I have drained it.... It smells like oil and feels like oil.... I have to admit thou that before all the flush attempts it was worst to the point of thick oil goo floating on top of the white soy milk looking water...

 

[rayall01]

Ah Tire Shredder, thanks for the advice but I have used about 7 of those prestone flush/cleaners lol..... It was the 1st thing I did... Reason I have not used actual coolent is becuase its the first thing used and came out nasty, I want to make sure the coolant comes out clean before spending another 20 bucks hehe. Its oil in the water thou, sometimes it floats on top of the water after I have drained it.... It smells like oil and feels like oil.... I have to admit thou that before all the flush attempts it was worst to the point of thick oil goo floating on top of the white soy milk looking water...

All things being equal, I'd venture to say you got blown turbo seals, if you're absolutely certain that the HG is good.

 

[grimreaper]

Sounds like left overs then, pull the plug on the block and flush the snot out of it...
Pull the water lines going to the heater core and flush it too.
Then REMOVE the radiator and flush it totally as well.

I would use dish soap until things come out clean. Break the whole system down, it needs a piece by piece cleaning... unless you can use a machine like the shops use...

 

[Sside]

All things being equal, I'd venture to say you got blown turbo seals, if you're absolutely certain that the HG is good.

I hope and pray its the turbo and not the hg, could blown seals actually cause this mixture thou?... On a bright note, this turbo has been thru alot of overheating since before we removed the engine we found out it was leaking oil from both the banjo and the oil line to the block.... I think I may still have leaks, the turbo housing once orange rusty colored is turnin white.... For now its my best guess, anyone else agrees?

 

[Sside]

Sounds like left overs then, pull the plug on the block and flush the snot out of it...
Pull the water lines going to the heater core and flush it too.
Then REMOVE the radiator and flush it totally as well.

I would use dish soap until things come out clean. Break the whole system down, it needs a piece by piece cleaning... unless you can use a machine like the shops use...

Well the prestone flush kit plugs in the water hose to the heater core hose, Judging from the flush adapter on the hose it spits water out with great pressure rinsing out the whole system.... After a while the car is turned on to also clean the heater core. I flushed it out for about 30min and did get clean clear water as indicated... Next morning the water was kind of clean, after a 60 mile drive to school from home and back I have white crap again... Yuk

 

[Tire Shredder]

if it keeps recurring like you stated, it could be oil in your water. either the HG hasn't seal properly or you have a crack somewhere where water is close to oil (block, or turbo). One of these things is more common on these cars than the others...

 

[shaeff]

Unless you've got a seriously messed up turbo that's cracked between the oil and water jackets, it's not the culprit.

Blown turbo seals would leak oil into the compressor housing, or the exhaust housing. They could cause your intake pipe and intercooler pipes to get oil in them, or blow oil smoke out the exhaust.

Short of a very messed up turbo, there is no way for oil to get in your cooling system via the turbo.

 

[super.secret.supra.club]

i have not seen a cometic gasket yet but i wonder if could be a revit on the HG. i know on the HKS you have to remove the ones sitting between the block and head.

 

[arizzle]

well it seams like you sir have a BHG, it seams like the HG didn't seal properly.

 

[Sside]

... Not what I or anyone wants to hear but oh well.... I do remember the rivets but never made anything out of it. Not sure the rivet would cause this anyways but I guess its just my luck the hg did not seal. In this case would it be a bad idea to still drive the car as long as no coolent gets in the water and I drain the dirty water out constantly or should I put it back in the garage untill I figure out what happens next....

 

[super.secret.supra.club]

... Not what I or anyone wants to hear but oh well.... I do remember the rivets but never made anything out of it. Not sure the rivet would cause this anyways but I guess its just my luck the hg did not seal. In this case would it be a bad idea to still drive the car as long as no coolent gets in the water and I drain the dirty water out constantly or should I put it back in the garage untill I figure out what happens next....

yeah, i bad idea to drive because you dont want coolant to mix with the water. almost as bad as having oil in the engine.:sarcasm:

think about it this way, if you really dohave a minor BHG the longer you run the car the more and more your motor is getting messed up.

GL
ed.d.

 

[Sside]

yeah, i bad idea to drive because you dont want coolant to mix with the water. almost as bad as having oil in the engine.:sarcasm:

think about it this way, if you really dohave a minor BHG the longer you run the car the more and more your motor is getting messed up.

GL
ed.d.

Well yeah, it will and can only get worst..