White Under Oil Cap

[barney]

i have some of what can only be described as mayonnaise under my oil cap. dose this mean its head gaskit time at 105,000 surely not?

[Snypa-D]

In a word YEP !!

GET IT DONE ASAP OR YOULL ONLY MAKE MATTERS WORSE !!

[barney]

:( thats not what i wanted to here. i have been quoted £512 is that a good price do you think?

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Souds about right, is the quote from a Stealer or local garage?

It's a days work to be honest and the majority of that quote will be labour !!

[barney]

its from a garage dabsy i have used them for years. for mot etc. i like to have a tinker my self but this is to deep for me i hate paying people to do work! just rang someone else for another quote it was 800 think he is haveing a laugh!

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Hahahaha...

It's do-able if you have the tools i.e. Thin 10mm long-reach sockets for the rocker !!

I threw a bottle of K-Seal in mine when she overheated last Spring and has never dared past half-way since.

[mr metatarsal]

thats my boy,they aint as delicate as some make out.

[barney]

mine hasnt overheated yet. been keeping my eye on her. might give the special k a go when she dose tho.

[Guest DazH]

Wait..

Are the Cams all yoghurty or is it just the cap?

[IanIOM]

Agreed if the car hasn’t been driven for a while, clean the cap up, and go give the car a 40 minute drive,

Then take the cap off, if it mayo again the news isn’t good,, if it isn’t it may just be a bit of damp drawn into the oil

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Also, as she hasn't overheated, the head will be fine and not need attention/milling !

[barney]

she gets used daily its down in the bottom end too you can see it on the dip stick.ill keep my eye on the the coolent got her booked in the the end of the month.more expence good job i love her. thinking about geting it chipped what you think people??

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Avoid the chip idea as they're off-the-shelf items, best to do a re-map as it will be tailored to your car ;)

[barney]

cheers dabsy i will have a look into that.

[Guest DazH]

Ya, Gaskets gone. As Dabsy said, the head 'should' be okay but I would put any ideas of chipping/remapping aside for the moment matey as a creamy engine equals moneys if your paying someone too do it for you.

Good luck and keep us posted bud

[barney]

nice one dazh. ill keep you posted.