Hi Gerard,
I've flushed out water contaminated engine oils by just doing a couple of
oil/filter chamges after an initial drain of the rotten mayonaise oil. Did this
by just warming up the engine to run temps and then draining. Didn't drive them
on the road. Never had a problem afterwards. A case of oil and a couple
filters
on sale will do it
Not a guarantee, but it worked OK for me.
Later, Paul A
Gerard wrote:
> Well gang, turns out my rough starting probalem on the Volvo was a blown
> head gasket. A small fracture between 2 and 3 was evident but boy are
> those pistons clean now! I pulled the head today after finding the oil
> contaminated with water yesterday. It was the color of very blond coffee.
> Just my luck, I just changed the oil and filter last week.
>
> I guess the good news is I don't think the head or the turbo housing is
> cracked like a couple people speculated. I'll be taking the head to the
> machine shop on Monday and hope for the best. I was surprised what good
> condition the cylinders are in after about 130,000 miles.
>
> Now that I've circulated this oil/water mixture thoughout the engine, I'm
> looking for the best solution to flushing out the engine once I get it back
> together. Motor flush...? let it drip dry for a few days...? Any
> suggestions?
>
> Gerard
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