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Old 06-02-04, 09:13 PM
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what is with my oil??????
today i but a quart of oil in my car, i noticed that i have some goo on the top of the oil fill cap and a bit going down the oil fill tube. what is this stuff???? and should i be worried about my engine?
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Possible residual from the EGR system. The crankcase is pressurized, and will accumulate oil in the fill tube. Can you describe the sludge?
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it is jsut like this tan goo, i checked my dip stick and the oil in it looks clean.
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never fear, I was told its "condensation" from mazda
I "had" an RX-8 that did that pretty bad and my RX-7 also does that. but I live in a higher humidity climate.
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yeah I have the exact same stuff in my oil...haven't noticed a problem from it
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I've yet to see an rx-7 that doesn't have that.
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my rx7 doesnt do that, normally that indicates coolant in the oil.
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