foaming inside oil filler
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foaming inside oil filler
hey guys i was going to polish my oil cap and i saw the weirdest thing
i saw some foaming inside of the oil filler neck
smells like gas
what could it be?? leaky injectors???
is that bad??
thanx
mike
i saw some foaming inside of the oil filler neck
smells like gas
what could it be?? leaky injectors???
is that bad??
thanx
mike
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hmm hard to say...i have seen it in my motor and friends motors before...and i have never noticed a problem from it...keep us posted if you do find a way to get rid of it from forming
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It's basically moisture condensation inside the filler neck and engine cases mixing with the oil sloshing up from the engine, creating a milky foam. The fuel smell is from fuel dilution in the oil caused by blowby. Nothing to really worry about, unless you're losing coolant.
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All rotaries do this. The RX-8 guys are freaking out about oil cap foam as well . It's just condensation trapped at the high point in the system - totally normal, nothing to worry about.
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i found this on a maintenance schedule and troubleshooter guide
Concerning moisture in the oil cap, I found the O-ring that goes between the plastic oil filler neck and the engine is the culprit, also check the O-ring around your oil cap, as I am sure you are aware, these O-rings ware out, one of their roles is to prevent moisture from entering the system. Unfortunetly the first O-ring I mentioned is not an easy item to reach (surprise surprise). Wael El-Dasher <wael.el-dasher@yale.edu>
Concerning moisture in the oil cap, I found the O-ring that goes between the plastic oil filler neck and the engine is the culprit, also check the O-ring around your oil cap, as I am sure you are aware, these O-rings ware out, one of their roles is to prevent moisture from entering the system. Unfortunetly the first O-ring I mentioned is not an easy item to reach (surprise surprise). Wael El-Dasher <wael.el-dasher@yale.edu>
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If it's just from moisture it won't smell like gas. Leaking fuel injector would be my guess unless your getting some thing going on with the charcoal canister ? ? ? ?
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Originally Posted by Robbierx7
...also check the O-ring around your oil cap, as I am sure you are aware, these O-rings ware out, one of their roles is to prevent moisture from entering the system. Unfortunetly the first O-ring I mentioned is not an easy item to reach (surprise surprise). Wael El-Dasher <wael.el-dasher@yale.edu>
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Originally Posted by CantGoStraight
If it's just from moisture it won't smell like gas. Leaking fuel injector would be my guess unless your getting some thing going on with the charcoal canister ? ? ? ?
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