please tell me its not a head gasket
01-03-2012, 03:50 PM
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please tell me its not a head gasket
i checked my oil today and when i took off the oil cap i noticed that it had yellow "sludge" looking stuff on it, which leads me to believe condensation due to the 20 degree temperature drop outside over the last 2 days. but then i pulled the dipstick, and saw a little bit of it on the end. heres a picture
would a blown head gasket cause that? or do you think its just condensation
would a blown head gasket cause that? or do you think its just condensation
01-03-2012, 04:02 PM
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the coolant in the reservoir is still nice and pink, looks normal. my exhaust smells normal and isnt white. what else should i be looking for? i remember my oil cap getting like that every once in a while before i was boosted too
01-03-2012, 04:29 PM
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yeah, i did it a few times and every time i pulled it out it had less and less on it. like i said i think its condensation, but a buddy of mine with an sc'd 2.2 blew his a week ago and its got me paranoid. is there any way to test the head gasket?
01-03-2012, 04:55 PM
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Sounds like condensation to me, as long as the oil doesn't appear a milky brown color you're ok. Maybe go ahead and change the oil just to stay on the safe side.
01-03-2012, 05:15 PM
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Today I went on a 4 mile round trip to the bank. I have also been getting a misfire code, and can feel it missing at idle every now and then, but I believe that it is tune related
01-03-2012, 05:21 PM
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My oil cap was covered, it's just moisture. Maybe you're taking too many short trips or something. It's nothing to be worried about. I didn't have anything on my dip stick. My cap had that stuff on it before I ever went supercharged and I wiped it off and it hasn't come back.
