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flame1987

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Registered: 20th Nov 06
Location: North Wales
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19th Jan 07 at 22:40

I opened up the oil filler cap before and there is like a brown sludge on it, any ideas what it could be apart from head gasket i changed the oil 100 miles ago this couldnt have caused it cud it?

Thanks

[Edited on 19-01-2007 by flame1987]

Mark330d

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19th Jan 07 at 22:49

You sure its not the head gasket?

flame1987

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19th Jan 07 at 22:56

i have no idea what else if a sypmton of a head gasket apart from the sludge could that be anything else or does it point to the head gasket?

Mark330d

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19th Jan 07 at 23:44

Is there sludge in the water? Is the cars water level going down fast?

whitter45

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20th Jan 07 at 00:22

sounds like condensation my 1.2 8v used to do it all the time in winter

mattk

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20th Jan 07 at 00:25

My 1.2 8 valve does it, every winter it gets some yellow shit under the oil cap, its never lost coolant and never overheats

whitter45

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20th Jan 07 at 00:27

quote:
Originally posted by mattk
My 1.2 8 valve does it, every winter it gets some yellow shit under the oil cap, its never lost coolant and never overheats

as said condensation nothing to worry about mate

especially bad on short runs

the mayo substnace is a result of water and oil mixing.

mattk

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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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20th Jan 07 at 00:50

yeah it goes when the engine is warm,

Just noticed your from St Helens< you dont live near the lancs do you, im sure i see a TT there

shane2corsa

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Registered: 4th Sep 05
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20th Jan 07 at 09:23

mine used to do this, yet it had no head gasket issues! i solved the problem by taking the engine out and replacing it with a bigger one! lol

deano87

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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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20th Jan 07 at 10:00

I checked my oil this morning and had a bit of yellow stuff on the oil cap, is never there after a long journey so must be condensation.

flame1987

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20th Jan 07 at 14:43

Sort of puts my mind at ease lol, any other sympton i should look for it has lost a slight bit of coolant since i last filled it up in the summer

whitter45

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22nd Jan 07 at 13:49

quote:
Originally posted by mattk
yeah it goes when the engine is warm,

Just noticed your from St Helens< you dont live near the lancs do you, im sure i see a TT there

yes mate near the woodlands pub

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