Peanut Butter on Oil Cap

JaSeY1 · Post by **JaSeY1** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:20 am

Hi, I have the 1.4CL 1997 P Reg model 3DR.

Sometimes there is creamy white/brown liquid on the inside of the Oil Cap cover, is this bad?

Someone told me that this is a sign that the head gasket is about to go, and another person told me that it's just condensation.

Can anyone tell me for sure what this means?!

NZ POM · Post by **NZ POM** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:34 am

This creamy stuff as you called it is the result of oil mixing with water get it checked out by a mechanic or you cuold end up with a cracked head which is an expensive outlay compared to replacing a gasket. I'm sorry but i've never heard of it being the result of condensation.good luck.

Ant_6n · Post by **Ant_6n** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:26 am

i have had this for a while if you only use your car for short journeys, the car isnt warmed up enough and condensation moves into the gasket, if its on the dipstick thats when it could be the headgasket, but get it checked anyway.

JarnoVWPolo6N · Post by **JarnoVWPolo6N** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:40 am

Ant_6n wrote:i have had this for a while if you only use your car for short journeys, the car isnt warmed up enough and condensation moves into the gasket, if its on the dipstick thats when it could be the headgasket, but get it checked anyway.

This is correct, it can also happen when you are the type of driver that loves to hit the throttle to the floor, even when your engine is still "cold" (cold oil, under 90 degrees Celsius) then it will start to mix with the condens in the carter/lower engine and will generate this brown cream.

Just make sure you don't drive to much "small distances" and always make sure your engine is on "working tempeture" before you start to slam it

JaSeY1 · Post by **JaSeY1** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:33 pm

Thanks guys

warrmr · Post by **warrmr** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:53 pm

JarnoVWPolo6N wrote:
Ant_6n wrote:i have had this for a while if you only use your car for short journeys, the car isnt warmed up enough and condensation moves into the gasket, if its on the dipstick thats when it could be the headgasket, but get it checked anyway.
This is correct, it can also happen when you are the type of driver that loves to hit the throttle to the floor, even when your engine is still "cold" (cold oil, under 90 degrees Celsius) then it will start to mix with the condens in the carter/lower engine and will generate this brown cream.

Just make sure you don't drive to much "small distances" and always make sure your engine is on "working tempeture" before you start to slam it

oops i tend to start getting heavy right foot when teh needle is halfway to operating temp but have no mayo as i do 80 miles a week on the motorway.