There are different colors of anti-freeze. Did someone top up your rad when you weren’t looking?
I would be surprised if trans fluid would mix with water/antifreeze mixture; it’d float on the top like oil because it is oil.
Keep us posted. Bill in
From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of longhairedhippieartist
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 11:56 AM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Pink color in radiator water - 1982 300D
I have a 1982 300D with about 550,000 miles on the original engine. My mechanic (who I respect highly and has always done me well) has shown me that the water in my radiator reservoir has turned a color close to pink. He says the only thing he thinks it can be is leakage from the transmission fluid reservoir that sits below the radiator into the radiator water itself. He wants to replace my radiator (I have an after market brand now that I've had for about 7 years) and then put water in the radiator with a cleaning fluid and flush several times after driving. He also says I might need a replacement radiator reservoir. I was wondering if anyone else has seen a condition like this before or if there are any other ideas. I'm in
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