Did I catch this before it turned into a milkshake of death?
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Short trips, cold weather? Looks like that might just be condensation. The oil itself looks fine. Take that out for a good long drive soon and then check again.
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I agree with Virtuoso. Take it on a ride to get it good and hot. Check and see if the moisture clears.
I checked coolant, it's exactly where it was on the max line from several months ago when I topped it off. It does get short tripped a ton. She drives it to school just a half mile down the road. We are going north to the mountains today and we were going to take this car because of extra people coming this time (we usually can all fit in the van + food and gear)
Moisture. Coolant in oil looks like frothy chocolate milk. Heat cycle it up to opp temp a few times and check again, I'll cook off.
Good long trip to get it nice and hot. 2012 Volvo, may be worth it to swap out the thermostat if original.
I agree with everyone else on it being condensation. Need to get it on the highway and let it "burn off" the moisture and suck it through the PCV
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I've used the term "cold chimney" in the past although one usually doesn't think of chimneys being cold. At any rate its a dead-end kind of place that doesn't get regular hot flow and thus that kind of condensation builds up there.
Similarly, my Cobalt gets a little of that "milkshake" under the oil cap.... The oil cap is at the top of a kind-of lengthy tube and even that tube is isolated from the heat under the valve cover by an additional baffle. In the winter, I don't think the oil cap even gets hot.
I routinely get that under the oil cap but never had a dipstick look like that, minus the issue i mentioned above. My son runs my 2018 2.5 miles each way to school and back everyday and still haven't seen that. If you take a long trip and it's still their i'd start troubleshooting
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I’ve seen moisture on both. A coolant leak that I helped a friend of mine fix on a Farmall 504 tractor made all of the oil look like a milkshake. As long as you haven’t seen a drop in level on the recovery tank, you should be fine.
When I went to I walked two miles in the snow. Uphill both ways!!
Thanks all, drove it up to the mountains (2+ hours) yesterday with no issues. Haven't checked the dipstick yet but I suspect it will be nice and clean after that drive.
This kid runs track and cross country, puts in hundreds of miles a year in with her legs, I can allow her to drive a 1/2 mile to school
This kid runs track and cross country, puts in hundreds of miles a year in with her legs, I can allow her to drive a 1/2 mile to school
Taste it. Is it bitter like coolant or plain like water?
What? You spent 2 hours on it, yet 30 seconds to check a dipstick is just too much time to check?Thanks all, drove it up to the mountains (2+ hours) yesterday with no issues. Haven't checked the dipstick yet but I suspect it will be nice and clean after that drive.
This kid runs track and cross country, puts in hundreds of miles a year in with her legs, I can allow her to drive a 1/2 mile to school
