Dont want to face it.. Help

[Hayden]

Whats goin on everybody,

So for some reason i decided i needed to climb under the truck and look at things, i get under there and my oil drain plug is loose and showed signs of dripping oil. I just changed it last week and havent driven it in a few days so i knew i hadn't lost much. so i tightened the plug back down, then checked my oil level. Heres whats bothering me..

i pulled the dipstick out and there was orange sh!t on it..so i panicked and cleaned it off but i should have gotten a picture. i took one but its only a little bit compared to what was on it the first time.



now, i drive an 06 and i know im pretty much guaranteed to have a head failure of some sorts eventually. I run Dex-cool which is orange.. and im worried theyve mixed

i want to believe that this was caused by me not tightening the drain plug all the way and moisture somehow got into the pan and caused rust somehow. but the evidence points to a bad head being that ive had a misfire for a while.

The only hope i have left thats its not the head is i checked the coolant in the rad and its still bright orange

somebody please help haha

Thanks in advance,
Hayden

edit: i was just sitting and thinking about it, the coolant wouldnt stay orange if it mixed would it? giving myself a little more hope

 

[Zach]

If it were coolant and oil mixed, it would look more like a milkshake. The head issue wouldn't have an affect on it. Check the radiator for a leak. Possible coolant could be in the system if the truck hasn't been started and wouldn't be the milkshake. Not tightening the drain plug shouldn't have an affect other than oil loss

 

[kilroy]

Check your oil fill cap and PCV tubes for gunk, many GM vehicles are showing up with blown out rear main seals due to condensation from a hot motor cooling down faster than normal causing the tappet cover and PCV system to become plugged. The buildup is a brownish orange colored goop tha will not loosen up enough to flow through the oil return holes even once the motor is warmed up.

 

[Hayden]

i have a big feeling that its condensation from the 4 different seasons worth of weather we've experienced here this week and i was panicking earlier

 

[Rodzlla]

Not to hijack...but I just took plastic deal off the top of the motor to clean the throttle body. A bunch of brown goop ran out of what I believe is the pcv valve. I believe my rear main oil seal is leaking. So do I need to replace the pcv?

 

[Hayden]

Not to hijack...but I just took plastic deal off the top of the motor to clean the throttle body. A bunch of brown goop ran out of what I believe is the pcv valve. I believe my rear main oil seal is leaking. So do I need to replace the pcv?

From what ive read, we dont have pcv valves. What youre talking about is just a hose that vents the crankcase. On that note, i have head the same issues for a while with it getting pretty oily but always blamed it on the misfires that i cant get rid of. So i have no clue what causes it

 

[Rodzlla]

After I wrote that last message, I remembered someone telling me that there were no PCV valves on the H3s. I did notice that rubber hose was almost gummy and barely holding its shape. Maybe it needs to be replaced...?

 

[Kelly@PCMofNC]

It's a bit hard to tell from the pics, but if you are worried about it, drain the oil and see what it looks like. It can be hard to tell by the dipstick, especially if it's picking up condensation that gathered in the tube as you pull it out.