hi all

i just put a new reco motor in me hilux 2.8 (3L) and now i got oil in me fresh coolent

now im thinking its in the cooler thing where the oil filter screws on but its got fresh gaskets and such but is it possible its leaking there?

any help would be great

Even though it's a reconditioned motor, it should have warranty on it. How many kilometres have you driven with it so far ?

Usually when oil and coolant mix its a faulty head gasket. Did the engine overheat recently ?

i fixed to prob, the stupid metal gaskets in the cooler behind the oil filter housing was leaking, all fixed hopefuly.....

ohh and i done 230km on the new motor and found it early drained oil and coolent with a major flush

Do you have a later model engine? I don't have an oil cooler on my engine (3L diesel non turbo in 1995 LN86)... I'm jealous!!

not that i know of, i didnt even know i had one till i hade to put it in the new motor, its that big plate behind the oil filter housing.
it sits in the coolent jacket with the oil circulating through plates. hence oil leaking in to the coolent.

also im in aus i have noidea where everyone is from but yeah

my old engine was stock 94 non turbo with the cover over the rockercover with a sound deadner or something there and the new motor does not have this....both motors are non turbo.

So it is not visible when the filter housing is bolted to the engine block? Hmmmm maybe I have one too...

I also am in AUS, I live in Adelaide.

Mechdave