ziob
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- 2004 ford explorer
hello everyone,
have a 04 explorer with 4.0 v6 engine that was losing coolant and had some of the milky stuff in the oil cap that would lean towards a head gasket. All mechanic performed head gasket leak and pressure tests came back negative and no smell out of the tale pipe of it burning off...no visible leaks. Anyway got bad to the point couldn't drive it so we put in engine block sealer which has stopped the leak. However now on startup especially when its cold the engine will rattle / tick and it'll take a good 20 or more seconds for the oil pressure light to come on sometimes more the colder it gets. After that can drive it around doesn't overheat only makes a slight noise when you give it gas almsot like its sucking for air. Any one ever have this problem or have any ideas on what it could be?
oil pump or pressure sensor gummed up with the sealant? Outside of that everything is fine. probably will run it until it blows but curious on what it could be if not headgasket or crack in head.
have a 04 explorer with 4.0 v6 engine that was losing coolant and had some of the milky stuff in the oil cap that would lean towards a head gasket. All mechanic performed head gasket leak and pressure tests came back negative and no smell out of the tale pipe of it burning off...no visible leaks. Anyway got bad to the point couldn't drive it so we put in engine block sealer which has stopped the leak. However now on startup especially when its cold the engine will rattle / tick and it'll take a good 20 or more seconds for the oil pressure light to come on sometimes more the colder it gets. After that can drive it around doesn't overheat only makes a slight noise when you give it gas almsot like its sucking for air. Any one ever have this problem or have any ideas on what it could be?
oil pump or pressure sensor gummed up with the sealant? Outside of that everything is fine. probably will run it until it blows but curious on what it could be if not headgasket or crack in head.