Thread: UPDATE: Coolant in Engine/I screwed up

Hey guys,

Well, for those of you who remember, I changed my LIM gasket and put everything back together, and now all I have to do is change the oil. The problem is I cant get my oil filler cap open and I cant seem to loosen the drain bolt on the oil pan, so is it possible that I can add extra oil to my engine (assuming i get the filler cap open) and then drive it ~2 miles to get the oil changed, or is it too risky?

Secondly, I drained the antifreeze, but all I can seem to find is the orange dexcool. I heard that orange dexcool causes these gasket seals to wear out and that green dexcool is better. Any thoughts.

Thirdly, and here is the 'I screwed up' part. I was reconnecting all the plugs, and I thought I had marked them all properly, but I have now ended up with one plug (3 pin/yellow colour) in front of the fuel rail, with no matching 2connector/receptacle. I'll try provide pictures tomorrow, but any idea as to what I missed?

Finally, anyone know any GTP experts in California near Ventura?

I'm almost done after a month, so its really frustrating to get stuck at this point, especially as its my first time doing such a major job!

Cheers.

OK, found the plug. Still dont know how I could've been so stupid!

Hey guys, I ended up draining the oil pan and changing the filter and oil, but when I started her up, there was still white smoke coming out the exhausts. I shut her off and checked the oil dipstick, and it had turned milky, - so there's probably more coolant in the engine. Is this normal after a LIM gasket change, or is something wrong again?

So I need to get rid of this orange dexcool?

Should I try drop the oil pan? Maybe there's still some coolant left in it? I know I didn't do the new LIM install wrong, and my head gaskets were fine, so I dont really know what else to do. Anyone with any advice?

Freebeer: I did drain the oil after the LIM gasket change, and added new oil+filter, but after restarting it, the car still ran rough and after a couple of minutes idling I checked the oil dipstick and it had turned milky again.

I'm sorry 01GTP, I'm not really sure what RVT the corners means, unless you mean use the gasket sealant. I did that. I replaced the head gaskets.

I talked to a mechanic who said that sometimes in the oil pan there is still a little oil left no matter how much you drain out, and that maybe some of the old coolant-oil was in there and got sucked back into the engine or something.