A-freeze in oil

classicxl · Apr 9, 2014

Me and son changed oil in my M today, and first out of oil pan came a little antifreeze, not a lot but was definite green, anyone think itd be worth putting some alumaseal in radiator and let it get hot for a bit, Ive had good luck with that stuff in past. If not where should I start, hate to pull head off it, itsa low hour tractor my dad had rebuilt 30 plus years ago and he said the guy that did it said there was a crack in block he patched up then and its held up this long. If i pull head off will it be obvious where its leaking from?

cushman · Apr 9, 2014

I would suggest dropping the pan first ,to see if you can pinpoint where the antifreeze is entering the pan.

classicxl · Apr 9, 2014

will it be obvious? or what should i look for?

El Toro · Apr 10, 2014

Once the pan is off look around for any antifreeze
drops. Hal

mkirsch · Apr 10, 2014

(quoted from post at 19:42:55 04/09/14) will it be obvious? or what should i look for?

Maybe. Maybe not.

You can't just stand there staring at the outside of the engine scratching your head, and expect the problem to fix itself, unfortunately. You have to start somewhere, and the oil pan is a fairly easy thing to remove.

Antifreeze will ruin engine bearings quickly.

dej(Jed) · Apr 10, 2014

(quoted from post at 19:17:59 04/09/14) Me and son changed oil in my M today, and first out of oil pan came a little antifreeze, not a lot but was definite green, anyone think itd be worth putting some alumaseal in radiator and let it get hot for a bit, Ive had good luck with that stuff in past. If not where should I start, hate to pull head off it, itsa low hour tractor my dad had rebuilt 30 plus years ago and he said the guy that did it said there was a crack in block he patched up then and its held up this long. If i pull head off will it be obvious where its leaking from?

The tractor must have not been run in a while because the antifreeze came out seperated from the oil. Usually it gets emulsified into the oil and the oil will be gray colored. I have used the aluminum seal too and I agree, it works well. You could pull the pan and check, but unless the leak is major, you probably won't see anything. I got a sealer one time that you added to the radiator, heated the tractor up, drained the whole system and left the system open for 24 hrs to allow the sealer to set up. That worked well. Also you could examine your plugs to see if one is a bit fouled. This might give you an idea of where the leak is located. All in all I would probably just go with the sealer and simply keep an eye on it. Oil can carry a lot of water before problems occur. Good luck.

teddy52food · Apr 10, 2014

I think there is a soft plug in the front of the block that is rusting through.

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