oil in mr radiator ford 5000

mike kiser · Mar 5, 2012

so im starting to get oil in my coolant in a ford 5000. thinking i would have some water in my oil but this is not happening. any ideas?

rocko · Mar 5, 2012

not real familar with your tractor or engine but the first things that come to mind are 1. oil cooler if you have one 2. head gasket or 3. sleeve O-rings. sure others with more knowledge on your tractor will help more than that. Rocko.

Ellis Kinney · Mar 5, 2012

Do you have a grease fitting on your water pump like my older tractors? Mine show a tiny oil slick from the grease. If that is the case, nothing to worry about. Ellis

Dell (WA) · Mar 5, 2012

Mike.......surprizingly enuff, anti-freeze even has water pump lube in it but that ain't what is causing you to see "oil" floating on top of yer anti-freeze. Yer HI-PRESSURE combustion is forcing combustion by-products past yer cylinder head gasket and vola', you now see "oil".

It would take a "vacuum" to suck water the other way past yer head gasket ...or... you'd haffa have a cylinder head crack to gitt oil in yer oilpan.

Bottom line, replace yer head gasket and have yer cylinder head checked for "warp-age" atta machine shop. Automotive machine shops will "skim" yer cylinder head level again. Very common practice. ......Dell

samn40 · Mar 5, 2012

Sorry to say, our ford 5000s etc have a habit of going porous. Just be careful and check that out before spending too much time/money.
Sam

paul · Mar 5, 2012

Cavitation - Fords like to do that if one doesn't treat the water. Basically vibration & certain water chemistries create pinholes through the metal.

--->Paul

Fordfarmer · Mar 5, 2012

I'm with Dell in this one - most likely a blown head gasket. Cavitation results in water in the oil, not oil in the water.

paul · Mar 5, 2012

Yes, I see that. Wasn't thinking.

--->Paul

Bob Huntress · Mar 5, 2012

You can loosen the nuts or bolts holding down the exhaust manifold, and back the manifold slightly. See if coolant comes out of any of the ports. If you have a remote tempeture gun, you could just start it up and check which port is cold. There are other methods, but ultimatelt you want to confirm the presence of water in the cylinder.

mike kiser · Mar 5, 2012

i had the radiator pressure checked and it was good. still thinkin there should be coolant in the oil just pulling hair out now

RodinNS · Mar 5, 2012

99% chance it's the head gasket... PRobably not oil you're seeing but simple by-products of combustion. It makes the coolant black very quickly.
Check the head for warpage, chase the bolt holes in the block with a bottom tap and install a new gasket.

Rod

JayinNY · Mar 5, 2012

Hi rod, what about blowing coolant out of the radiator all over the engine? Blowen head gasket pushing compression into rad maybe?? Or a cracked head?

Check Break · Mar 5, 2012

If you want to check for combustion gas in your coolant, there is a test kit which will test for this. I wouldn't be too worried about cavitation erosion causing your problem. Its already been mentioned this would result in coolant in your oil pan. The old blocks were much more resistant to erosion. The later "10" series were not and fail routinely; poor metallurgy. It takes very little effort to maintain the pH of your coolant and it should be checked when you change your oil.

RodinNS · Mar 5, 2012

Sometimes they push coolant; sometime they don't. Cracked head is possible but unlikely unless it really got cooked...

Rod

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