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| Author: | JK [ Fri Dec 14, 2001 3:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Dipstick covered by grey goo |
Hi, I just bought an '79 Aspen with 225. The car is fine but one problem: the oil dipstick is covered by white goo, like water and oil together. I thought it is blown head gasket and already purchased a gasket set, started to dig up the head... drained oil, BUT the oil looks good. The climate gets cold (~20F) here at this season, so i wonder if the goo is only result of excessive blow-by. I would appreciate any comments and experience driving 225 in cold weather. Thanks, JK q7988@yahoo.com |
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| Author: | Mike [ Fri Dec 14, 2001 7:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dipstick covered by grey goo |
The white/gray goo on the dipstick is almost always a sign of water in the oil. During operation, the water and oil gets emulsified (a fancy word for "all mixed together"), turning it into what you've described. It's possible that the water and oil separated out if the car sat for a while. When drained, the water would drain first to be later covered by the oil. All you'd see would be the oil, but I think this possibility is remote. Get the thing up to operating temp, then check it again. The stuff on the dipstick is the same thing in the oil pan. Goop is goop. Mike Quote:
: : Hi, : : I just bought an '79 Aspen with 225. : The car is fine but one problem: the oil : dipstick is covered by white goo, like : water and oil together. I thought it is : blown head gasket and already purchased : a gasket set, started to dig up the head... : drained oil, BUT the oil looks good. : : The climate gets cold (~20F) here at this : season, so i wonder if the goo is only : result of excessive blow-by. : : I would appreciate any comments and experience : driving 225 in cold weather. Thanks, JK mkastelz@earthlink.net |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Fri Dec 14, 2001 8:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dipstick covered by grey goo |
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: The white/gray goo on the dipstick is almost : always a sign of water in the oil. During : operation, the water and oil gets emulsified : (a fancy word for "all mixed : together"), turning it into what you've : described. : : It's possible that the water and oil separated : out if the car sat for a while. When : drained, the water would drain first to be : later covered by the oil. All you'd see : would be the oil, but I think this : possibility is remote. Get the thing up to : operating temp, then check it again. The : stuff on the dipstick is the same thing in : the oil pan. Goop is goop. : : Mike I would try just changing the oil first and see if it gets white and gooey again. Some older oils foam up and look like what you describe, or if it has sat a long time, water may have condensed inside the block and gotten mixed with the oil. Lou |
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| Author: | Charlie Schmid [ Fri Dec 14, 2001 9:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dipstick covered by grey goo |
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: I would try just changing the oil first and see : if it gets white and gooey again. Some older : oils foam up and look like what you : describe, or if it has sat a long time, : water may have condensed inside the block : and gotten mixed with the oil. : : Lou Check the PVC system. If it is clogged, the crankcase will not vent properly, and condensation will form. Slant sixes are noted for the pvc passage in the base of the carb getting plugged up. Charlie flturbo6@aol.com |
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