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Repeated loss of coolant... Now with traces of motor oil! SOLVED! V70-XC70 2000

posted by  KlausC on  Thu Aug 30 09:14 CST 2018
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What you did was all well and good, but because the top hose was 'hot', you could have ruled out the thermostat. Running with mostly water will allow the 'mix' to boil at 212F and the engine expects to run at around 240F.

I suspect that your only problem was the cap. And the mix.

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