White thick sludge-like cream under oil cap
January 1st, 2015, 08:04 PM
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White thick sludge-like cream under oil cap
I took my 72' cutlass out and I was just messing with the oil cap and noticed a good amount of white sludge under the oil cap. Is this a head gasket, cracked cylinder or just something small? Thanks
January 1st, 2015, 08:26 PM
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No loss of coolant. Oil is clean and looks like it got changed a day ago. I so smell burning oil when I'm at open throttle . Smells like gas at idle
January 1st, 2015, 08:59 PM
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Don't worry now, anyway.
Check your oil for water and your exhaust for antifreeze, and do a compression test and a cooling system pressure test when it's a bit warmer outside.
Odds are it's just cold temperatures and short trips. I had a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a 4.7 V8 that I noticed doing this one winter when it had about 100,000 miles on it. I let it go but kept an eye on it. Sold it a few months ago with 300,000 on it, still running great, and with no oil or coolant problems - it was just condensation.
- Eric
Check your oil for water and your exhaust for antifreeze, and do a compression test and a cooling system pressure test when it's a bit warmer outside.
Odds are it's just cold temperatures and short trips. I had a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a 4.7 V8 that I noticed doing this one winter when it had about 100,000 miles on it. I let it go but kept an eye on it. Sold it a few months ago with 300,000 on it, still running great, and with no oil or coolant problems - it was just condensation.
- Eric
January 1st, 2015, 09:09 PM
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Don't worry now, anyway.
Check your oil for water and your exhaust for antifreeze, and do a compression test and a cooling system pressure test when it's a bit warmer outside.
Odds are it's just cold temperatures and short trips. I had a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a 4.7 V8 that I noticed doing this one winter when it had about 100,000 miles on it. I let it go but kept an eye on it. Sold it a few months ago with 300,000 on it, still running great, and with no oil or coolant problems - it was just condensation.
- Eric
Check your oil for water and your exhaust for antifreeze, and do a compression test and a cooling system pressure test when it's a bit warmer outside.
Odds are it's just cold temperatures and short trips. I had a Jeep Grand Cherokee with a 4.7 V8 that I noticed doing this one winter when it had about 100,000 miles on it. I let it go but kept an eye on it. Sold it a few months ago with 300,000 on it, still running great, and with no oil or coolant problems - it was just condensation.
- Eric
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