the best way i can describe it is as black tar, sunk to the bottom. when i pull out the hose in the overflow tank, it looks like black cake batter.
"Tegger" wrote: > renison03 wrote in news:973141_ > snipped-for-privacy@autoboardz.com: > > > my parents accord recently had a black substance (looks like > oil) in > > their coolant over flow in their 99 2.3L accord ex. just > wondering if > > there was a history of bad head gaskets on these cars, or if > maybe > > there is a transmission oil cooler in the radiator that > could have > > caused the mix. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Car is an Automatic with 160k on the odometer. > > > > > > Please describe this "black substance" in more detail. > > Is it flaky-looking? Oily liquid puddles? Tarry? Thick? Thin? > Floating? > Sunk? What? > > -- > Tegger > > The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ >
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