ok peeps so whats wrong with me car , had a new head gasket 6 months ago....... just checked the oil and ive got white crudd all over it ? ?

 

Fucked breather??

 

moisture in sump, mine did this until i replaced the cracked breather

 

are you talking about the breather that returns the oil to the sump?

also by having a breather system that vents to atmosphere could this lead to moisture in the sump?

 

could be crap from before?

 

Could be spunk

 

 

mine does it. Oil doesn't get v hot in this weather. Dipstick seal might be a bit crap, or it's the breather to atmo causing probs.

 

I'd agree with Rick, I just turn a blind eye to it in this weather, just use it more oftne and do a decent journey in it too

 

so why has my oil light stopped working ??

it only comes on [ flickers ] when im on boost .....

im ready to sell my van and get something nicer

 

ok so where do i look for that breather ?

 

cracked breather im guessing they mean the plastic one that runs to the metering head.

recently ive been getting a bit of mayo on the oil filler cap. only started happening in the cold weather and im wondering if its because i have my beather venting to atmosphere without any filter on it.

im not loosing water or oil and when i did an oil change the other week there was no mayo evidence at all.

 

im looking at some subarus now , anyone wanna buy a hi spec combi ?

but i would love to know how many others are suffering this problem ........

 

i used to get white gunk underneath the oil cap in the winter - too cold and too many short runs. didnt get hot enough - i only work 2=3 miles away from home fine in the warmer weather though

 

i dont know of ANY other car that does this , typical rs turbo, im fed up with it, they are nothing but money pits , im gonna sell mine as soon as its fixed up and get something reliable and fast thats built well and doesent require too much attention .im dissapointed .lol

they should come with a warning '' if you dont drive your rs turbo too many miles in the winter, watch out for mayo in the oil ''

 

suprised no one has said it, but it could be headgasket.

 

Combi_Chris dunno bout you mate but i love my RS Turbo!

 

dave i did then, also my head gasket was changed 5 mmonths ago for a ford one and i have never gone over 4k as im running in, also im not the only one with this problem it would appear ........if its the gasket then its that and ill get it done, but i hope not

 

its not the gasket lol, stop stressing. It's a bit of jizz on ur dipstick. Buy another dipstick, will prob sort it.

 

I have a Bailey Oil breather/seperator on my RST, and its vented directly out, without a filter. Could this couse white "milk" on the dipstick?

Better get a filter on it asap then

Guess its no good with that crap in the oil...

And yes, it could also be headgasket, if anyone have this problem

 

As rick and james said it's probley where you dont use it alot my bird's car is the same (1.4 escort she dont use it much) and it only happens in the winter.

 

OK, I'll get a filter ASAP anyway
Thanks

 

Was wondering, would it be better to use an empty coke 500ml bottle and shove the atmosphere pipe into it?
mines vented to atmosphere and sure this could cause condensation fordefinate