Yeouch. Hope this works out for you.
I'll guess the gray sludge is from use or, more likely, overuse of
radiator stop-leak. Might haave been working on that leak. New radiators
are near $700! I'd be concerned because that stuff will clog the heater
core and radiator tubes. The heater core is a real pain to replace
requiring the whole dash to come out.
Oil leaks into the "V" are really common. I'd clean it and keep an eye
on it.
Some leather dyes are sprayed on so maybe a decent attempt.
Brake master or clutch master? The brake master isn't hard but is pricey.
The clutch master is hard to get to. Some cut an access hole through the
engine wall. Another approach is to rebuild it in place from the inside
of the car. Do the blue hose at the same time.
quitethegeek@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Hi All!
>
> I recently bought a 1989 ****sche 928 S4 Euro.
> I admit that I did so w/o a PPI. It looked great in the pics, and the
> guy selling it seemed very mechanically inclined. He had put new
> wires, brakes, timing belt, yadda, yadda, SUPPOSEDLY.
> In my own defense, I work all across the country, and arranging a PPI
> was difficult to say the least.
> While the car has only 103k Kilometres, and is in geenrally good
> shape, it is obvious some things were covered up. I was surprised at
> how clean the interior and motor were for the year. No heat flaking on
> the motor, and seemingly mint interior.
> After the car was delivered, realized paint was used on engine, and
> interior... yeah, it looks like he spray painted the seats.
> Regardless, still seems like a decent car.
> My biggest concern however, is that there is a grey sludge in the
> coolant. I have discovered a small leak in the rad. When you squeeze
> the big coolant hoses, you can see air/bubbles/coolant coming from the
> top of the rad.
> It doesnt gush out of there, but it does leak enough to require adding
> coolant.
> I havent driven the car much, about 40 kilometres since it was
> delivered, so I doubt I have done any more damage than eaas already
> there. I am wondering if this grey sludge could be a result of the
> leak, and if it could be related to some of the coolant in engine oil,
> or engine oil in coolant posts I have read?
> There does not appear to be any coolant in oil, it looks good. Any the
> sludge in the coolant is grey, not brown.
> I also seem to have a oil leak at the top of the motor, though very
> small, and a master cylinder leak to fix.
> I will get the rad replaced when I get my next days off, but am just
> wondering if I need to be worried about oil in coolant, etc.
> The engine oil level (according to the dipstick anyway) also seems
> grossly high.
> The guy seemed honest, and said he knew nothing about a leak, but...
> Any ideas? Agian, the coolant leak is at the top of rad, right near
> the mount. It looks like someone already tried to squeeze it together
> where it is leaking, there are pliers marks there.
> Any help appreciated.
> Thanks
>
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