Volvo Owners Club Forum - View Single Post - 760 GLE (B280E) oil in coolant reservoir.

niloc · Apr 11th, 2005, 23:50

There is a diffenence in pressure between the auto box and engine coolant.
To put it into perspective - I just fitted a radiator into my car to replace the bent (ahem) one. Started the enine, seemes fine for a few seconds, then the water level rose quickly and started spewing ATF and water out of the coolant bottle. Extremely quickly. And that was with the engine just idling. Needless to say, I hastily removed that rad!

Maybe a compression test on each cylinder may throw a result.

Point for Peter - these heads cannot be skimmed due to the way they are mounted.

Head change isn't a really serious job. I purchased a good used head for £50 (delivered) from Swedish Car Parts.

Apr 11th, 2005, 23:50	#6
niloc SWV Benefactor Last Online: Jan 30th, 2013 13:44 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newport, South Wales	RE: 760 GLE (B280E) oil in coolant reservoir. There is a diffenence in pressure between the auto box and engine coolant. To put it into perspective - I just fitted a radiator into my car to replace the bent (ahem) one. Started the enine, seemes fine for a few seconds, then the water level rose quickly and started spewing ATF and water out of the coolant bottle. Extremely quickly. And that was with the engine just idling. Needless to say, I hastily removed that rad! Maybe a compression test on each cylinder may throw a result. Point for Peter - these heads cannot be skimmed due to the way they are mounted. Head change isn't a really serious job. I purchased a good used head for £50 (delivered) from Swedish Car Parts. __________________ Refitting is the reverse of removal???.....Yeah, right!