Milky oil in brand new motor!

[Lou C]

Re: Milky oil in brand new motor!

Do you see any signs of rust around the riser/manifold joint? If that gasket failed it can let water from the cooling passages down the exhaust gas passage and right into a cylinder. I'd try changing that gasket, check the sealing surfaces very carefully and and crank it over again with the plugs out. See if you still get water. Is #4 the rear cylinder closet to the riser/mani joint?

 

[robbyr1]

Re: Milky oil in brand new motor!

Thanks for the replies. I called Michigan Motorz today. After telling my story of a previous overheat and subsequent motor and manifold replacement, he told me that it is probably a cracked riser. He said this was common with the 3.0. Does that sound right? Lou, #4 IS the one closest to the riser. He also basically told me that the warranty is pretty much worth nothing.

 

[bruceb58]

Re: Milky oil in brand new motor!

Are you saying that they think the brand new GLM riser is cracked? Will they replace it?

 

[robbyr1]

Re: Milky oil in brand new motor!

The motor and manifold are new, the riser is from the old motor that overheated.

 

[bruceb58]

Re: Milky oil in brand new motor!

The motor and manifold are new, the riser is from the old motor that overheated.

Wow...you used an old riser with a new motor! Not advisable.

 

[robbyr1]

Re: Milky oil in brand new motor!

I have an update. So I took the riser off to check it for cracks & found that the restrictor plate was put on backwards! It was put on correctly according to the markings on the plate, but Volvo put out a tech note at some point saying it should go on opposite of the markings!