I checked my oil today and it has a white creamey stuff inside what does this mean? It was sputtering really bad on the way home, what should I do I dont want to go to a garage in the dark?
2006-11-07 02:33:22 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It probably means that you are doing a lot of short runs where the oil does not have a chance to reach normal operating temperature, causing a lot of condensation in the engine. This "emulsifies" the oil leaving a residue of white paste usually visible on the dipstick. You will need to get an oil change more regularly and make sure the engine and sump are flushed out. Try to balance long runs with fewer short runs. Get the engine serviced regularly,
2006-11-07 02:41:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people say head gasket gone, but it's normally not just the gasket but the whole head has cracked. Sounds bad but unless you really love the car you can fix that for around 6 months easily. thats plenty of time to palm it off on somebody else!! All you need to do is put some block seal, and it has to be BLOCK SEAL not rad-weld or anything soft like this, follow the instructions to a point, let it set inside the coolant system and block any holes. Once this is fixed you need to drain and replace the oil. A couple of days after doing this you will notice a creamy mix appearing on the top of the filler cap, this is just the last of the water clearing out of the system. Once this is repaired you should have a pretty normal running car again, and about 6 months to sell it before the seal degrades and the crack re-opens.
I would advise NOT draining the water and replacing it as block seal doesn't set in water like rad-weld so can continue to flow in the system and block the crack as it re-opens. This normally buys more time for the engine before failure, and the process cannot normally be re-done as the crack will be too wide to fix after another 6 months normal usage.
I have done this with several cars that have developed this fault and it's never failed yet. If it's a Rover 8 series or year 1996 or later this is not advisable though as the waterways in the head are very thin and clog easily, but any other car will not be affected by this.
Good luck, hope you don't have too many problems fixing it.
2006-11-07 21:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by Bealzebub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u have a busted head gasket or a cracked head, get some stuff for busted head gaskets and cracked heads and do as the directions state, if that don'twork then it will be cheaper in getting another car
i have been through this numerous times. but to make sure that is the problem do this
lift your hood and take off your radiator cap
start your car and if your water pushes back out of the radiator then u can be 100% sure that u have a busted head gasket or cracked head. because with a busted head gasket and stuff it builds up pressure immediately in your radiator. also u may need to put water in the radiator because with a busted head gasket water is getting in your oil and so u will use more water until u eventually blow the motor or the car just wont start for u anymore
2006-11-07 10:45:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there, you dont tell us the make and model of the car so i can only be general in my comments, most people seem to be on the right track when they suggest the head gasket. I would strongly reccomend that you dont drive this car more than you need to. If the head gasket has gone then the cooling efficiency will be afffected as wel, so the engine could overheat, im presuming its a fairly modern vehicle so the chances are the head will be an aluminium alloy construction which can easily warp
2006-11-07 14:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by gav552001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a cracked head/blown head gasket or a cracked block! Coolant is getting into your oil! Don't run the engine this way or you'll take the rod and main bearings out! Pull the head and see if it's cracked or if the head gasket has "blown" between cylinders! It's the only way to really know,,:-)=
2006-11-07 12:38:27 · answer #5 · answered by Jcontrols 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have anything other than motor oil in your lubrication circulation, a seal is shot, somewhere...
Or, perhaps, piston rings aren't seating properly anymore? Lack of compression would explain the sputtering, and combustion by-products blowing past shot rings just might make for strange junk in your crankcase and therefore oil circulation.
Are you making blue smoke?
2006-11-07 10:41:22 · answer #6 · answered by nowyermessingwithasonofabitch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Head Gasket.
2006-11-07 15:13:38 · answer #7 · answered by Phish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you've got here is (hopefully) a blown head gasket or (God forbid) a cracked head. Water and antifreeze or gas is getting into your oil. Get it fixed before you end up with lot worse problems
2006-11-07 10:47:23 · answer #8 · answered by Knowitall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Head Gasket probably
2006-11-07 10:37:42 · answer #9 · answered by greydays 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately it sounds like a head gasket,this can get pricey depending on what type of car,be sure to get a least 2 estimates
2006-11-07 10:39:41 · answer #10 · answered by zskip62 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋