Hey guys just a quick background on the car and whats been done:
1986 325e
Injectors sent out for cleaning, intake manifold removed, timing belt and acc belts replaced, sparks replaced, dist cap/rotor replaced
Everything was reassembled. I went to crank it and it fired up, but rev'd between 1-2k for a minute or two before idling just below 1k (seems a bit high). It made me think I had a vaccum leak but its only when you just start it, otherwise it doesn't fluctuate like that.
In the process of double checking the engine the ps/atf line that hooks up to my radiator started to leak. I shut it off, cleaned up the spill and left it to come back to this week.
That said I went out and bought more fluid to add since I lose some and noticed that inside my reservoir the fluid has the consistency of water and is black. (but when it leaked by the radiator it was red)
Does anyone know why? Is there water that got in there somehow? ( I flushed out the old coolant with water). I'm afraid I'm going to have to drain all the PS/ATF fluid. Is this normal for it to be black? Would adding more fluid remedy the situation?
1986 325e
Injectors sent out for cleaning, intake manifold removed, timing belt and acc belts replaced, sparks replaced, dist cap/rotor replaced
Everything was reassembled. I went to crank it and it fired up, but rev'd between 1-2k for a minute or two before idling just below 1k (seems a bit high). It made me think I had a vaccum leak but its only when you just start it, otherwise it doesn't fluctuate like that.
In the process of double checking the engine the ps/atf line that hooks up to my radiator started to leak. I shut it off, cleaned up the spill and left it to come back to this week.
That said I went out and bought more fluid to add since I lose some and noticed that inside my reservoir the fluid has the consistency of water and is black. (but when it leaked by the radiator it was red)
Does anyone know why? Is there water that got in there somehow? ( I flushed out the old coolant with water). I'm afraid I'm going to have to drain all the PS/ATF fluid. Is this normal for it to be black? Would adding more fluid remedy the situation?
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