Archived Puke Bottle Has Antifreeze In It ?!

[LLindsey]

My 01 has 50K on it. Recently I have had an oil leak and I read the threads about emptying the puke bottle at each oil change. I never have so I changed it today. There was only a small amount of oil in it and about a 1/4 cup of anti freeze in it. This isn't normal is it?



Also I think I have the dreaded power steering pump seal leak virus and maybe a front oil seal but that is yet to be determined.



I had an oil anaylisis about 20k back and everything showed to be fine.



What about this antifreeze in the bottle?

 

[Pit Bull]

I would pull an oil analysis ASAP. Also with the 5 year 100K mile warranty I would take it to the dealer and get this reported on the record. I would also look at the underside of the oil fill cap to see if you have a build up of sludge, can be a sign of antifreeze. If you do have antifreeze in the oil it will ruin your engine. If this ends up to be the case I would have DC put in a new engine under warranty. Good luck and welcome to the TDR.

 

[illflem]

PitBull gives good advice but first make sure it's really anti-freeze. Another member here had the same problem awhile ago, it ended up being Simple Green that he used to wash his engine...

 

[LLindsey]

Thanks for the note about the oil sample and the simple green.



While I havn't used simple green on it I have washed the engine at the car wash with degreaser recently. The green water came as a shock to me because the oil on the stick is still clean with about 3500 or so miles since an oil change. Also the filler cap and what I can see through the filler hole is clean.



I'll check the bottle again in the next day or so to see if I get any more. Also I'll watch the dipstick, if it changes I'll shut it down. and I'll get an oil sample in the mean time.



About the warranty, I understand what a little bombing can do to the rest of the drive-train warranty but what about the engine?



About the oil leak I was really hoping to find the breather tube bottle full of oil. I have been backing up a steep driveway a lot recently. I saw a service bulletin about installing a different tube and rerouting it to a different location because driving on steep grades off road can cause an excessive loss of oil through the ventilation tube.

 

[Pit Bull]

Example- If you add a 4 inch exhaust the dealer "can" cancel your warranty My truck drive train will stay totally stock until the warranty is up. That is just me, I can't afford the repair bills. Sounds like you got soap in the bottle when you washed the engine. I bet your loss of oil is from the steep hill. I live on a steep hill but have not had any oil loss. I think some members have had the tsb performed to correct the oil loss on steep hills, you might check and see if the dealer would do it under warranty?? Worth a try.

 

[Ron Bissett]

while waiting for oil sample ,you could put sample of what is in bottle if you still have it in the freezer over night . That should tell if its freeze or soap and water. I would mix a soap water sample too and do it at the same time and put in freezer to as a control . LOL Ron Bissett in Louisville Metro that is .

 

[jrollins]

just a FYI, sometimes when water mixes with oil in the pill bottle it turns a greenish color and resembles antifreeze. but in reality its just rain/wash water that has collected in the bottle.

 

[TURBOs4LIFE]

(Its most likely the green car wash degreaser!) I once used that green degreaser from the car wash to clean my engine and a few days later changed my oil. When I emptied the breather bottle it had a green liquid in it I really got worried but after a few nervous minutes of thinking I remembered cleaning the engine with the green degreaser!

 

[LLindsey]

Thanks everybody for the heads up and the ideas.



I just took the "green stuff" out of the freezer it has turned clear and is hard as a rock.



I just put about 200 miles on my truck and the oil is still clear.



The truck goes to the dealer Thursday for the oil leaks. I would like to work on it myself but just can't find the time.



I'll take a sample soon and report back if there is a problem.



Thanks again. LLindsey