I just so happen to look in my coolant overflow bottle and i noticed some orange looking substance floating in the bottom of the bottle. I dont remember seeing it the other day when i looked. Has anyone ever seen anything like this? It looks almost like some kind of algae?

 

 

your car has cancer, chris.


orange eh.... hrmm.. coolant = green. so what plus green can make an orange color?

 

no **** eh


its not liquidy. **** is almost looks like dorito residue. There are like little floaties in there lol

 

So whats the point of this thread. Lets take off the reservoir and examine the orange **** in there. Take off the radiator cap, make sure you dont have that same in there.

im sure you know what to do if you have a 700+rwhp car

 

It maybe little bits of head gasket . You may want to go out and boost it hard a couple times . Check the fluid level before and after

 

 

I am going to open the rad cap when the car cools off smart ***. I Don't feel like getting burned.

BTW aren't you the guy that JUST ****ed up your built block by putting old plugs in a new motor?

 

I did and the fluid level was higher than it was before i ran the car. I am just concerned because i didn't see it in there the other day (at least i don't think i did). Also i can see no signs of fluid runing down the block from the heads.

BTW i am pretty sure the HKS gaskets are black.

 

 

see if it's rust. it will stick to a magnet.

 

makes me curious. I'd say flush the system see what all is in there....

 

I just washed the bottle out and i'll see if it comes back.


I just wanted to see if anyone had experienced this before. I have been having trouble w/ the car and when i saw that it raised a big ol red flag lol!

 

That's what I was thinking?

Interested to see results, good luck.

 

I accidently your overflow bottle Chris

 

I had that too right after I had my motor built. We assumed it was pieces of head gasket.

 

anything ever come of it?

 

Stock radiator or a new one? If it's the old radiator, I'd bet it's just rust. I hope.

 

stock radiator.


It would make sense that it is rust, but this stuff looked a little lighter in tint. Who knows lol

 

Are you running pure water or 50/50? (have you ever run just distilled water)