Hi folks, I was happily going through Litchfield NP after a Oil FIlters change / Fuel filter change / air filter change and all new Penrite 5W-40 Diesel oil.
Yesterday after 60km after the previous stop I opened the boot and I found the overflow tank sprayed liquid all over the air filter box, and both the tank and the radiator -cap off- where smelling A LOT of DIESEL.
The cooling liquid was green TECTALOY in the bottom but with a layer of brown stuff (Diesel?) on the top floating.
So everyone is thinking now "REPLACE THE O RINGS OF THE INJECTORS" , this problem happened to almost every jackaroo 4xj1.
BUT there were some copper glitter flowing around, like if someone used a bottle of liquid gasket repair. Obviosuly nobody did as far as I know. SO
I went to sleep because I didn´t wanna rush any fixing in the dark and in the morning SURPRISE there is even a milky white substance in the coolant today. No more glitter but white creamy stuff... is it oil? The oil tank doesen´t smell of diesel at all and I have no white nor black smoke from the exhaust.
so I´m thinkin: 1) the previous owner had a craked head and repaired with a bottle of gasket repair thing, and now the repair is broken again (This to me would explain the glitters and the white ######)
2) the injector sleeve seals are worn and faulty (this will explain the diesel mixed with the coolant and the over overflow episode BUT not the glitter, I think)
on top of that I´m in WANGI FALLS, 72 km from a Mechanic.. what should I do? drive? get towed? drain the radiator and fill it with water and the gasket repair bottle, let it run for 30 mins and put new coolant in (then flush properly and put new coolant at the nearest town?)???
give me your thought