hi i juz changed my engine oil n to my shock d engine oil was milky white!! coolant must have seeped thru to my engine. is there any preventive measures to make sure it doesnt happen again? my mech said no big problem he juz top up d coolant for me(it was empty btw.). also i was wonderin could it be because i didnt change my engine oil? because i was supposed to change it evry month but i missed it by two weeks i guess.. need some help here.. :unsure:

your mechanic who?? say no problem ar?? very dangerous leh, if your bike continues to run on high temp without coolant in the radiator, you can kiss your cylinder goodbye liao. Rule of the thumb is to change the cylinder's top and bottom gaskets as the leakage is likely to be caused by a worn gasket, second thing is to flush your radiator and change to a better quality coolant, redline water wetter is a good choice.

jaredl+Jul 13 2004, 02:40 AM wrote:

QUOTE (jaredl @ Jul 13 2004, 02:40 AM) your mechanic who?? say no problem ar?? very dangerous leh, if your bike continues to run on high temp without coolant in the radiator, you can kiss your cylinder goodbye liao. Rule of the thumb is to change the cylinder's top and bottom gaskets as the leakage is likely to be caused by a worn gasket, second thing is to flush your radiator and change to a better quality coolant, redline water wetter is a good choice.

thanks for d info.. changing of d top n bottom gasket.. how much does it roughly cost.. im riding a gasgas bike anyway. know it might be more ex than other bikes.. i dun wan it to be major man.. kena overhaul mati sia..

its a wear n tear, part n parcel of riding bike... thers no preventive measure.. U can only prolong it, not prevent it. For example, when u r in neutral n on the road for a long time, its best to off yr engine for awhile to cool it down.. Correct me if im wrong. :ph34r:

i think yr riding a EC200 right if i am not wrong.. eh i think the place where u should look into is yr water pump. i had a piston seize before due to this problem as the bike got over heated. Look into the problem asap its not something to fool around.TC

will do that.. thanks all for ur infos.. terbang lagik la duit aku.. kerhkhekehe~

ElvenWr19+Jul 13 2004, 02:07 PM wrote:

QUOTE (ElvenWr19 @ Jul 13 2004, 02:07 PM) will do that.. thanks all for ur infos.. terbang lagik la duit aku.. kerhkhekehe~

u should sing 'terbanglah burung terbang..terbang tinggi-tinggi.' khekhe.. too bad, if not now, later more worse..

ur mechanic said no problem..xiao..engine oil n coolant cannot mix.. if not y bother for gasket n diff cylinder for coolant. logic mah.. if coolant leak to ur engine, ur engine oil composition n characteristic will be affected. leading to severe engine damage.. expensive leh... better get the gaskets checked.

ElvenWr19+Jul 13 2004, 01:40 AM wrote:

QUOTE (ElvenWr19 @ Jul 13 2004, 01:40 AM) hi i juz changed my engine oil n to my shock d engine oil was milky white!! coolant must have seeped thru to my engine. is there any preventive measures to make sure it doesnt happen again? my mech said no big problem he juz top up d coolant for me(it was empty btw.). also i was wonderin could it be because i didnt change my engine oil? because i was supposed to change it evry month but i missed it by two weeks i guess.. need some help here.. :unsure:

The same thing happened to my bike, but mine's a wr2. Read and see whether this info is useful or not.

It was found that the gasket separating the coolant pump fan and the engine had worn out. Thus coolant slowly leaked into the engine and mixing with the engine oil, causing it mix and turn milky.

I had the seal, pump fan with shaft, gasket for pump fan casing, gasket for engine casing, coolant and engine oil replaced for $90.