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Coolant in the engine?

Posted: 02:07 pm Mar 15 2016
by Sander34
Hello,

I bought a KDX200E.

So what happens is: When I start the engine ( goes easy ) there comes a fluid out of the overflow hole ( top of the engine ).
When i removed the coolant hoses I saw there was no coolant anymore. So I think I can conclude the fluid is coolant.
Also when I removed the oil it was allmost a white fluid that came out. ( not really oil anymore :p )
So I removed the engine and the top end of the engine but I don't really know what to look for.

Do you guy's know what can be the problem??
Thanks in advancef

Re: Coolant in the engine?

Posted: 02:57 pm Mar 15 2016
by Julien D
Most likely the waterpump seal which is located in the inner clutch cover.

Re: Coolant in the engine?

Posted: 01:48 pm Mar 16 2016
by david
X2. That's the only way for coolant to get into the transmission, and its pretty easy to change on the E series.

Re: Coolant in the engine?

Posted: 05:17 pm Mar 16 2016
by Sander34
In the manual I see that I will be needing a bearing driver set.
I don't have that, but when i look it up I get very expensive sets.
Also the manual say's when you replace the oil sael or ball bearing you have to replace all of them with new ones at the same time.
Is this true? and do they mean the ball bearing and oil seal or what?

Grts and thanks for the answers

Re: Coolant in the engine?

Posted: 12:38 pm Mar 17 2016
by david
You don't have to use a bearing driver, there is always a way to improvise. The bearing may not be bad, you may just have an old, worn out seal, in which case you wouldn't need to change the bearing, too. But if you were changing the bearing, then yes, you would want to change the seal also.

Re: Coolant in the engine?

Posted: 10:15 pm Mar 17 2016
by Julien D
If you have it apart, replacing the bearing is a good idea. For the driver set, just find something as close as possible to the diameter of the bearing or seal, and drive it in. Regular ol socket set will provide plenty of driver sizes.

Re: Coolant in the engine?

Posted: 08:20 pm Mar 20 2016
by marco220
I'very plenty of sockets for bearing and seals. Picked up bearing driver set last year at HF for $15-$20.