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Old Nov 27, 2018 | 06:55 AM
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yes to both of those questions.
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Old Nov 27, 2018 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mnando88
yes to both of those questions.
Good, we can rule those out. Look for buildup around the water pump. If it is seeping a little, the coolant will get spread out all over there. Also look at your belt and alternator pulley, as it seeps more, the ~quarter-inch of belt and pulley towards the engine will often appear to be building up some black film while the rest of the belt and pulley look normal. That is a slight bit of coolant being slung all over everything by the engine side of the water pump pulley.
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Old Dec 1, 2018 | 12:29 AM
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Tech II I finally got the o2 sensor off and have attached some pictures of it. I also did a spark test and got spark on all wires. I took a picture of that also.
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Old Dec 1, 2018 | 12:34 AM
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here are some pictures of the area around the water pump and lower radiator hose. i know i'm covering a couple different topics and i appreciate the input. I think my power steering [ump may be leaking and with the proximity it might be power steering fluid. not sure though.
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Old Dec 15, 2018 | 09:49 PM
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was able to do a compression test today due to good weather
1. 145 psi
2. 145 psi
3 155 psi
4.145 psi
5. 135 psi
6. 155 psi
I did do a wet test on cylinder 5 and got 140 psi but perhaps did not use enough oil. still seems to stumble. so not sure what direction to take. i do not have any misfire codes.
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Old Dec 15, 2018 | 11:23 PM
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Hard to tell if there is a green tinge on the O2 sensor, indicating contamination by coolant....
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