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Coolant turning dark green!

Ok guys. I was a victim of a stuck thermostat about a month or so ago.... brought it to dealer they replaced thermostat.. now back to when I over heated in the backcountry. the very second I over heated I stopped and pulled off the side panels to inspect. First thing I noticed right off the hop is that my coolant changed color in the bottle.. to a dark green. Anyways brought this up to to the dealer at the time and they didnt seem to think it was a big deal.. Well I certainly do! Anyways since then they only replaced my thermostat and I have done 2 full coolant flushes. Coolant looks new for a couple rides and then starts to turn dark again with black oily residue in it. Here are some pictures of what my coolant looks like now. Its back at the dealer and I refuse to pick it up until its been fixed correctly. Im thinking bad head gasket or o rings... has anyone else had this issue or have any suggestions what it might be? Still under warranty. 2017 rmk assault.

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Id say an o ring is junk. Its crazy you can still ride it but ive had it happen before. It would only show sings of a junk o ring on the trail or up a long pull. Just normal riding around it stayed sealed.
 
Yeah I flushes my coolant system twice and it was good for 2 rides and then on the 3rd ride I pushed the sled a little harder and and that's when I noticed it changed color again..
 
I just went thru the same thing last week on my axys My antifreeze was changing color from exhaust getting in to the the coolant. It ended up being the o rings on top of the cylinders. Hope this helps
 
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