Today I popped the hood to check fluid levels as I hasn't opened it in a few thousand miles. I noticed the coolant was up at the original full mark not the sticker. I had to drain about half a quart to get it back to the proper level. The coolant didn't really have much of a smell to it but it appears to be making coolant. I havn't seen a repeat rise in coolant as I just did this today for the first time. I hope it's nothing but part of me know life usually doesn't work that way.
The only realistic way for fuel to enter the coolant is almost always from a cracked head. There are two method to repair the head rather than replacing it. The accurate diesel kit runs a taller cup to cover the crack along with a smaller diameter injector body. The BPD kit has the special tool to inject a solution into the crack at 500psi to seal it. Both seem to work.
Does anyone have experience with either of these? I commented back and forth with a YouTube video creator a few times today and I have seen his thread on here so maybe he will see this realizing we've spoke briefly about it.
The BPD kit is nice as you can repair more than one crack at little additional cost and you don't have to modify the injectors. However it is more expensive and if the crack grows you have a leak again. The Accurate Diesel kit is nice as the tall cups totally cover the crack along with future crack expansion and it's considerably cheaper than the BPD kit. But having to modify an injector to be cylinder specific kind of sucks.
I still need to observe any more coolant level rise and find the crack until making a decision but I wanted to get the ball rolling on collecting some info before I get stuck having to make a decision to get back on the road.
My truck has 115k miles on original head gaskets and injectors and had never been over heated. I don't tow heavy loads that often either.
The only realistic way for fuel to enter the coolant is almost always from a cracked head. There are two method to repair the head rather than replacing it. The accurate diesel kit runs a taller cup to cover the crack along with a smaller diameter injector body. The BPD kit has the special tool to inject a solution into the crack at 500psi to seal it. Both seem to work.
Does anyone have experience with either of these? I commented back and forth with a YouTube video creator a few times today and I have seen his thread on here so maybe he will see this realizing we've spoke briefly about it.
The BPD kit is nice as you can repair more than one crack at little additional cost and you don't have to modify the injectors. However it is more expensive and if the crack grows you have a leak again. The Accurate Diesel kit is nice as the tall cups totally cover the crack along with future crack expansion and it's considerably cheaper than the BPD kit. But having to modify an injector to be cylinder specific kind of sucks.
I still need to observe any more coolant level rise and find the crack until making a decision but I wanted to get the ball rolling on collecting some info before I get stuck having to make a decision to get back on the road.
My truck has 115k miles on original head gaskets and injectors and had never been over heated. I don't tow heavy loads that often either.
