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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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white film in my oil?

so i have a build up of white film on my dipstick and in my oil filler tube i cant see water having got in there and i checked to see if my brake booster is getting fluid sucked out into my engine and its fine can anyone think of any other causes?
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Old Apr 30, 2011 | 08:40 PM
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Do not worry.
It is a normal thing to see what they call "lung mustard" on the filler cap of the Oil tube.
It is Condensation film.The engine heats up and cools down and it creates a little condensation.It mixes with the oil vapors and shows up as that "White Goo".
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Old May 1, 2011 | 03:57 AM
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This happens mostly when driving short distances. If you drive for longer periods en the engine heats up really good it has to go away.
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Old May 1, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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Almost every type of internal combustion engine does it. Had an Rx8 customer flipping out about that one time. lol.
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Old May 1, 2011 | 10:43 AM
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It's worth making a quick check of your purge valve just to make sure it is functioning properly though. Only takes a few minutes. The procedure is in the Haynes/FSM.
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Old May 1, 2011 | 02:52 PM
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wicked thanx
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