water in oil pan

Anonymous-0 · Oct 2, 2008

I got an A the other day. Started to swap oils & put fresh in. As I opened the drain plug on the oil pan, water came out first & then all the oil was milky white. I smelled my hand & I don't believe it was antifreeze. So I immediately checked the radiator & it was fine. The guy I got it from was having health issues & the tractor sat for about a year. Should I be worried, or could this be the condensation that might have seperated over the past year? Is there anything else that I should check or be aware of? THANKS

boomer22 · Oct 2, 2008

Seems pretty common if the tractor was left outside. Had water in my H I got from my dad, he left it outside which I don't. Just changed it and cleaned out the oil pan which was full of gunk. It probably has water in the trans too so you might want to change it also.

ScottyHOMeY · Oct 2, 2008

If there's antifreeze in the cooling system and no indication of it in the crankcase, I'd trust my eyes and nose and for the moment assume that it's condensation or rainwater down the spout.

The best check you can do at this point is to change the oil out again (let it settle for a couple days before changing) at ten hours or one month. I've got an idea you won't detect anywater at the second change. If you should, and it still doesn't contain any antifreeze, there really isn't much to explain it except condensation, as long as it's been undercover or at the least had a can over the exhaust.

I suspect you're just fine.

old · Oct 2, 2008

Common for one that has sat for very long. I would let it drain for 24 hours or so then fill it like you would normally then run it. Then after an hour or so check it. If the oil stays as it should don't worry but if it get milky then worry
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Anonymous-0 · Oct 2, 2008

Thanks for the reply! I plan on changing everything out (trans, coolant, etc). I not only want to put "fresh" in, but then I will know when it has been done.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 2, 2008

Thanks for the reply! Just one question. When I put the new oil in & run it, won't it just pick up the remaining grim all over inside the engine causing it to just discolor right away again? Or will it take a couple of oil changes to get the remaining grim drained out?

ScottyHOMeY · Oct 3, 2008

The first change or two will be fairly dirty. That's the reason for changing it again so quickly. (These motors tend to soot up oil pretty quickly anyway) And it'll also be important to change the filter with each change (good maintenance practice anyway, but especially important if you're at a stage where you're trying to clean things out)

IF you wanted to, you COULD remove the valve cover, carefully remove any solid sludge or crud, and brush down everything you can get to under that with kerosene or diesel. All that grey sludge and grime would wash down to your oilpan. From there, you could simply drain it well and refill with oil, or you could also drop the pan and clean it out. Even doing that, I'd change the oil again fairly soon after that exercise, as you'll have loosened some stuff up.

Only caution I'd make about that is to be sure you have new gaskets on hand before removing either the valve cover or the oil pan. There's a good chance the old gaskets have hardened up and might not reseal, or possibly even break in opening them up.

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