Oil in coolant, cost?

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  1. 77fib77

    77fib77 Road Train Member

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    I have an 870 cummins isx. I have a little oil in the coolant. The oil looks fine. What is the cost to get a new oil cooler put on? Im going to get it fixed as soon as I line up a shop.
     
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  3. TruckerPete1990

    TruckerPete1990 Road Train Member

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    Mine was 4,000 at a Cummins Shop... Sent you a PM
     
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  4. MOGLAR

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    Get an oil sample asap!!! Have it sent to a lab. Petro TA have the kits and can do it for u and send it out. Probably will have to pull the head and have it pressure tested. Coolant in the oil is really bad.

    Depends where the leak is. Could be the head or another component.
     
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  5. JDHIGGINS44

    JDHIGGINS44 Light Load Member

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    @MOGLAR He said oil in the coolant, which more than likely is just the oil cooler. I haven't had the misfortune of having to do a cooler on any of my ISX's yet but $4,000 seems awfully steep compared to Cat's that I have done.
     
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  6. Pnwtrucker

    Pnwtrucker Medium Load Member

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    I did one several years ago I wanna say it was 2700 out the door including complete clean and flush of coolant system. If I remember correctly
     
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  7. 77fib77

    77fib77 Road Train Member

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    I asked where I'm parked he told me 2500 on one 5 years ago.
     
  8. Pnwtrucker

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    Ya I wanna say it was 2700. And same deal getting oil in coolant. And it was done at kW shop so extra for labor costs and bs.
     
  9. 77fib77

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    You think I could put oil leak sealant in the crankcase as a solution? I don't think it would work myself, but I'm sitting here what could be cheaper than 2500 dollars.....?????? What fails on the cooler? a weld?
     
  10. mtoo

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    I've only had one cooler go bad. It was on a cat. Within 2 days it went from slight to catastrophic. O-Ring
     
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    Bad idea!
     
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