Diesel Opinion Question
I am religious about oil analysis and have this done on everything I own that has 4 or more every 25K miles or once a year which ever is applicable. My results came back on the SDL last week and it appears I have a trace amount of anti-freeze
. This is not a surprise, as I have had to add 6 0z. +/- every now and then during oil changes –
but not every oil change. The lab wrote some comments that it’s only a trace amount and that no actual liquid was present but the elements of. My gut says it probably a head gasket but whether is that or a crack the work is all pretty much the same just the wallet gets thinner. The car is not a consistent gulper of anti-freeze. Even with the last trip to the TX GTG I kept an eye on the reservoir each morning and it didn’t gulp and ounce in 800+ miles and I wasn’t lolly-gagging to and fro.
So the question to my respectable group of peers are listed above and of course I am soliciting your candid thoughts as well. The SDL is in fair shape and I always have maintained I would crate a motor if it went south on me. How far to go? Or sit on my laurels and see what happens later.