Pulled my intake manifold and valve covers, what's this gunk?
#4
Not a ton of it there by the looks of it--sometimes motors will "make" water. Happens alot in outboards with heating and cooling cycles. Do you run alot of short runs only?? Only time I've seen it in cars is when people start it up drive very short distances and shut down.
#7
Might be a blown gasket, or a crack, or it might just be condensation or water that made it inside in an "engine wash".
Usually coolant will have an ugly greenish frothy tinge to it, I am not seeing that in the picture.
Did you wash your engine?
Usually coolant will have an ugly greenish frothy tinge to it, I am not seeing that in the picture.
Did you wash your engine?
#8
Yeah I should have been clearer with my response-looks like condensation to me as well---not alot and no color. Lot of short drives the motor doesnt heat up enough and burn off the condensation from heating and cooling cycles--so the motor seems to literaly "make water"
#10
What does the oil look like in the pan? If it doesn't look like that milk shake in the top its probably condensation. Really need to know the driving habits and if the car has a chance to warm up and burn that condensation off or not.
I don't want to derail this thread but this is a great example of why I run high quality synthetics (RedLine) in everything I own. While conventional oil is great, blah blah blah, these are the times a quality synthetic can save you.
I don't want to derail this thread but this is a great example of why I run high quality synthetics (RedLine) in everything I own. While conventional oil is great, blah blah blah, these are the times a quality synthetic can save you.