01BlueTahoeGuy
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Odd question, but would a rig sitting for three years cause water/condensation build up in the crankcase?
My father in laws 01 Tahoe (4.8l, with 163k) that sat for three years, I got it fired up for him, he then took it to get the oil changed and cooling system checked at a local shop. They told him the crankcase was over full, with the oil being milky. They showed him a video of draining it, the oil looked light brown, but not that milky. Shop told him he probably needed a new engine. Note, my father in law told me he was having to put coolant in it every so often prior to parking it when he retired.
They changed the oil, topped off the coolant, and my father in law brought it home.
I recently bought it from him for $1500 intending to rework the engine. The rest of the rig is in awesome shape and it rides great. So I felt it was a fair price for potentially having to do engine work on it.
I drove it approximately 50 miles home, the temp was in the normal range of around 210, and the oil pressure never went lower than 40psi according to the stock dashboard gages. I checked the oil when I got it home, and it is clean and clear.
Debating if I should drop the pan to see what's going on.
Was wondering if anyone had experienced anything like this.
My father in laws 01 Tahoe (4.8l, with 163k) that sat for three years, I got it fired up for him, he then took it to get the oil changed and cooling system checked at a local shop. They told him the crankcase was over full, with the oil being milky. They showed him a video of draining it, the oil looked light brown, but not that milky. Shop told him he probably needed a new engine. Note, my father in law told me he was having to put coolant in it every so often prior to parking it when he retired.
They changed the oil, topped off the coolant, and my father in law brought it home.
I recently bought it from him for $1500 intending to rework the engine. The rest of the rig is in awesome shape and it rides great. So I felt it was a fair price for potentially having to do engine work on it.
I drove it approximately 50 miles home, the temp was in the normal range of around 210, and the oil pressure never went lower than 40psi according to the stock dashboard gages. I checked the oil when I got it home, and it is clean and clear.
Debating if I should drop the pan to see what's going on.
Was wondering if anyone had experienced anything like this.