Question about Truck, for Car Experts and Potheads in General

[St. Phatty]

Yesterday I was warming up my truck, which means it sits alone for 10 minutes with the engine idling.

Now, I put Antifreeze in the radiator for a reason.

To keep the engine block from cracking and making a mess like this on the driveway -

Oil dipstick - no oil.

BUT the radiator is still full of fluid, including anti-freeze. It's been getting down to about 22 F at nights and early mornings.

All the water dishes etc are frozen solid, with thick ice.


I was thinking, oh well, this is it, but it can probably make it 3 miles to Walmart.

So I went to Walmart and bought 3 quarts of oil, thinking there was no reason to buy 5 because it would leak out and or I would buy a new vehicle.

Then I put in the 3 quarts, and it didn't leak out.


I drove the front wheels of my truck up on the sidewalk at Walmart, and crawled underneath it, looking for some of the new 3 quarts to leak out.

No leaking.

This morning, the dipstick still reads the same, up to "Min" like it normally does on a partial oil fill.


So to me that makes no sense.


Also the inside of the engine compartment, was splattered with oil.


It's like the fucking thing BURPED !

How does this happen ?

 

[midwestkid]

I'd be looking at all of the freeze plugs.
did you find the trail where the oil came from?

 

[Three Berries]

Is it really oil? Oil won't freeze. I suspect carbon and condensation from the exhaust system maybe?

 

[944s2]

I’m no expert but is the coolant the correct coolant for the truck?
I use G13 for our cars as recommended by the manufacturer,,

 

[flylowgethigh]

Oil floats on water. The block cracked, all the water went inside the motor, and the oil floated out?

You did also ask "Potheads in General". LOL. But I think I may just be Captain Pothead, so WDIK?

 

[St. Phatty]

The coolant is just water and antifreeze.


Though I also keep Urine in 32 gallon garbage cans as a Nitrogen source for the pot plants, and it does not freeze, even when it's 22 F.

I might try using that as a radiator coolant.

It would be cheaper than buying antifreeze - and it definitely doesn't freeze.

About the same color too.


Thanks for all the replies !

I checked the oil twice today, it's not leaking out.

 

[armedoldhippy]

"splattered with oil" ? dipstick still in place? had one come out once, quite a mess.

 

[St. Phatty]

"splattered with oil" ? dipstick still in place? had one come out once, quite a mess.

The oil filter was coming halfway off.

My punishment/ education for letting it get clogged.