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03-01-2008, 05:04 PM

cisurfer

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white in oil???

so i did an oil change last night and when i went to put the oil cap back on it was all white inside of it....im dreading a gasket leakkkkkkkkkk

03-01-2008, 05:42 PM

fyouceeku

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RE: white in oil???

Sounds like condensation, normal during cooler weather. As long as the oil drained out didn't look like chocolate milk then all should be fine.

03-01-2008, 09:38 PM

livefast1

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RE: white in oil???

ive noticed the same exact thing.

03-01-2008, 10:38 PM

01GT4.6

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RE: white in oil???

how did the oil look?

03-01-2008, 10:57 PM

kenv

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RE: white in oil???

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ORIGINAL: fyouceeku

Sounds like condensation, normal during cooler weather. As long as the oil drained out didn't look like chocolate milk then all should be fine.

Bingo!^^.-- If you drain your oil & it looks like the aforementioned "chocolate milk", then you`ve got a problem with coolant in your oil.

03-01-2008, 11:01 PM

tbirdscwd

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RE: white in oil???

I changed oil for a few years, and its not out of the ordinary to have some condensation inside the cap, especially if the car has sat for a while. But Like sated above, if the oil comes out milky or you pull the distick and there's a milkshake at the end you're looking at trouble.

What did the oil that came out of the pan look like?