Hey guys so today i noticed my dipstick had a milky substance on it but the oil cap doesnt it has clean oil on it also im not loosing any coolant and the car doesnt blow smoke it drives and idles perfect and doesn't ever get hot, so is this the start of a head gasket going or is it just moisture as i only drive it short distances and not very often or is water or something else getting in from somewhere else ?
Could be coming from the trans cooler in the radiator end tank. If its turbo it will also have an engine oil cooler in the opposite side radiator end tank.
Moisture, very common, if you have no other symptoms of gasket failure as you've stated your good to go
It's easy to unbolt the dipstick and clean it out to put your mind at ease, then monitor
A good hot drive, add engine oil cleaner goop ,follow instructions and dump oil and filter and put some decent synthetic oil in with new filter.
Jamest5r_Moisture, very common, if you have no other symptoms of gasket failure as you've stated your good to go
Awesome thats great news
Ex850RA good hot drive, add engine oil cleaner goop ,follow instructions and dump oil and filter and put some decent synthetic oil in with new filter.
Thanks mate ill defently do that
Hi, I had that problem although not as thick as your photo shows. Cured with a service of the PCV system - new oil box, pipes and general clean out of the system. No sign of any moisture 2 years later.
Yep same here , seems quite common on the dipstic. Good clean and all good . I still changed the complete pcv system as well .
