Got a bit of a coolant smell after running for a bit, so while I've got things torn down a bit for the doohickey, I thought I'd check on the weep hole. Sure enough, there's at least coolant there, and although it's black, I think it might just be road grime mixed with it.
The thing is though, there are no *drips*, and the oil that came out smelled only of oil, no foaming, no milkiness -- no coolant.
So a couple questions:
Can this wait an oil change interval? I'd be interested to see if it maybe clears itself up, or just how bad it is, but I don't want to be dumping $30 of oil in a week, so if it must be done, I'll do it now (got the parts coming in next week)
Second, what do you think of the 'backyard mechanic' method shown here?
youtube.com/watch?v=0b1kOppUebQ
Seems to work just fine, and I didn't order a clutch cover gasket (oops) so this would be handy.
The thing is though, there are no *drips*, and the oil that came out smelled only of oil, no foaming, no milkiness -- no coolant.
So a couple questions:
Can this wait an oil change interval? I'd be interested to see if it maybe clears itself up, or just how bad it is, but I don't want to be dumping $30 of oil in a week, so if it must be done, I'll do it now (got the parts coming in next week)
Second, what do you think of the 'backyard mechanic' method shown here?
youtube.com/watch?v=0b1kOppUebQ
Seems to work just fine, and I didn't order a clutch cover gasket (oops) so this would be handy.