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Engine oil had very red tint after 1k miles.. head gasket issue?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by bigtacos, Dec 5, 2022.

  1. Dec 6, 2022 at 8:40 PM
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    Williston

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    FWIW: I put a bottle of Chevron Techron in the fuel tank (one of the few things that really works BTW) and my oil dipstick shows a "kind-of" red tint to the oil. I'm not worried about it. It cleans the injectors and defintely cleans the back of the valves.
     
  2. Dec 7, 2022 at 9:37 AM
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    Been a long time ago but we used to sniff the oil fill with exhaust gas analyzer picked it up pretty quick.
     
  3. Jan 8, 2023 at 6:37 AM
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    bigtacos

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    Its been over 3000 miles now and I can't say I have found any issues. Oil levels remained constant. Coolant has remained full. My oil was normal when I changed it.

    Thanks for the info guys, I appreciate it.
     
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