the old milky oil cap?

  1. Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR
    #1
    read loads of posts yesterday about head gaskets, just to be safe i checked mine although about fainted when i seen it was white on some bits. shat a brick and checked the coolant and it is brimming it, and i put some in bout a month ago and it hasnt went down. anyway i heard people saying that its ok if there is some mayo on the cap, as long as it doesnt go through water a lot. iv never checked my cap before, ever. so it may be built up from months of driving or whatever. should i be worried though as like i said, loads of people on here have said its expected to have it white sometimes?
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project
    #2
    it can build up condensation on the cap if you do short journeys and the car isnt getting long runs to warm up and get rid of it. if its not causing any problems like overheating may be ok, but your coolant shouldnt be at the brim?
  3. Newbie Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 25
    #3
    If its drinkin coolant then be worried....a small amount of mayo builds up with weather change and comes from condensation....if you've never took the cap off it's could just be months and months of build up...clean the cap off and run it for a bit and check again..usually revs are up n down with a leakin gasket as the engine will loose compression. If it worries you that much av a garage do a compression test on your engine brother. Also check your coolant hoses when the engines at temp and if there solid this usually points to a failin gasket ....hope this helps
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #4
    Could be short jouneys - the 8vs love filling the breathers and under the cap with mayo in cold weather. However didnt you say you were driving this car about with a leaking radiator? Do that for too long and you will blow the head gasket
  5. Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR
    #5
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    Originally Posted by Ben_SaxoForte View Post
    it can build up condensation on the cap if you do short journeys and the car isnt getting long runs to warm up and get rid of it. if its not causing any problems like overheating may be ok, but your coolant shouldnt be at the brim?
    i know that was my fault as it was November and i just had water in it so got coolant that doesnt freeze and filled it up to be safe. stupid i know, might take some out tbh