Quick question. Viewed a car recently. Car is not selling so I'm not sure what's wrong with it. Am tempted to jump, and take it off the owners hands for a song. The price is so low I am suspecting it has some issue, I will go back with tools and instruments to do some baseline tests. It's a small and compact Japanese 4-cyl. Maybe when it comes to existence I will post what it is.
Anyways.. the oil cap itself has a crack on the part that screws in to the valve cover. Triangle shaped chunk. Weird, but there is still thread and the cap threads in just fine. No signs of mixed fluid, but possible oil leak from somewhere as it looked to be all over alternator and etc And I may have seen some sludge sign on the cap too, if sludge can form on the inside of an oil cap. Again,
The oil level looks full, and the oil looks black. There is also a tick sound when the engine runs.
On a car like this, what would be a good choice for the first oil change? Or, to add anything for a short interval until said oil change?
Anyways.. the oil cap itself has a crack on the part that screws in to the valve cover. Triangle shaped chunk. Weird, but there is still thread and the cap threads in just fine. No signs of mixed fluid, but possible oil leak from somewhere as it looked to be all over alternator and etc And I may have seen some sludge sign on the cap too, if sludge can form on the inside of an oil cap. Again,
On a car like this, what would be a good choice for the first oil change? Or, to add anything for a short interval until said oil change?