white stuff on my oil cap and dipstick?? now what!

[Jamie Horwath]

i checked my oil about 3 weeks ago and it was GREAT. i just checked it... white stuff on cap and dipstick?? i only put about 12 miles on it a day, and its cold out. but.... i did race someone yesterday and have never done that before. engine and turbo only have 27K miles on them. but the rest of the car has 107K miles. should i got to my mechanic tomorrow? i had them change my oil with mobile 1 0w-40 about 700 miles ago, help me out:(

[b6Hate4]

Its because of your short trips, and the fact its cold out.

Condensation keeps on building up and your not driving enough to burn it off. Give it an itailian tune up (beat on it) for a good hour and your engine will be right as rain. Happens to my girlfriends mk5 also because she has a short commute and shifts very early.

The cream colored goo on your oil cap is the result of moisture contaminating your oil. It WILL burn off once you get the oil hot enough.

[Jamie Horwath]

it is also on my dipstick though, i am going to drive 90 mile trip this weekend, should i take it to my mechanic just to be safe before my trip? its just weird because i never make my car go super fast but the one time i do (yesterday) about 95 mph to find white crap.

Its because of your short trips, and the fact its cold out.

Condensation keeps on building up and your not driving enough to burn it off. Give it an itailian tune up (beat on it) for a good hour and your engine will be right as rain. Happens to my girlfriends mk5 also because she has a short commute and shifts very early.

The cream colored goo on your oil cap is the result of moisture contaminating your oil. It WILL burn off once you get the oil hot enough.

[sa_seahawker]

Dried G12 coolant? Did you get a leak?

[Jamie Horwath]

Dried G12 coolant? Did you get a leak?

The coolant hasn't gone down. It was at the min level when i bought the car but rise obviously when hot. And i don't see any leakage anywhere


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[Tanzimur]

Dude your cars fine its condensation like b6hate4 mentioned above completly normal...

[b6Hate4]

Case in point, you said you never make your car go fast.




Make it go fast. Problem solved.

[Jamie Horwath]

what can i say, I'm a girl, haha i don't like going fast haha. i called my dad and he scared me and said thats really bad and its my head gasket or my engine is bad but how could it be bad? only 27K miles on it but my dads head gasket blew on his MG so i know he's not all that clueless. Well fingers crossed nothings wrong with it. I've just never seen that before and was NOT expecting that at all. all i wanted to see if my oil level was okay, wasn't ready for that stuff! well thank you

Dude your cars fine its condensation like b6hate4 mentioned above completly normal...

[chris@fifteen52]

Take it for a long aggressive drive or possibly get a new dipstick if the rubber gasket is bad and allowing some moisture to get in. I had this and started to notice the upper part of the metal dipstick to corrode.

[b6Hate4]

what can i say, I'm a girl, haha i don't like going fast haha. i called my dad and he scared me and said thats really bad and its my head gasket or my engine is bad but how could it be bad? only 27K miles on it but my dads head gasket blew on his MG so i know he's not all that clueless. Well fingers crossed nothings wrong with it. I've just never seen that before and was NOT expecting that at all. all i wanted to see if my oil level was okay, wasn't ready for that stuff! well thank you

On older cars (and still many current ones) milky looking
Oil was a tell tale sign your head gasket was gonezo.

Im not sure if it is limited to vw/audi products but its quite common to see during winter. A catch can is what is used to prevent this.

[papadelogan]

what can i say, I'm a girl, haha i don't like going fast haha. i called my dad and he scared me and said thats really bad and its my head gasket or my engine is bad but how could it be bad? only 27K miles on it but my dads head gasket blew on his MG so i know he's not all that clueless. Well fingers crossed nothings wrong with it. I've just never seen that before and was NOT expecting that at all. all i wanted to see if my oil level was okay, wasn't ready for that stuff! well thank you

I'm sure your Dad is cool & all, but you're here asking us for a reason: we own these cars, work, tweak, break, and fix them.... suck it up and go drive the shit out of the car for a bit. Get the oil/coolant up to temp first, then MASH THE F*&K out of the throttle REPEATEDLY. Take your pops for a drive and make him crap his pants. You may need to wipe the seats down after you're done but you'll have some fun and clear up your "goo" issue.

[Jamie Horwath]

catch can? hmm ill have to look into it. mechanic will be able to tell if its head gasket right? sorry i don't know much about cars

On older cars (and still many current ones) milky looking
Oil was a tell tale sign your head gasket was gonezo.

Im not sure if it is limited to vw/audi products but its quite common to see during winter. A catch can is what is used to prevent this.

[V2Rider]

Perfectly normal. Trust me, I live in MN. It's normal on EVERY car that runs short trips, as stated above, especially in cool weather.

[Jamie Horwath]

haha ill do my best on my 90 mile trip this weekend, my dad is NOT the most mechanically sound guy if that even makes sense and he did say on the phone that he never did own an audi so it could be condensation I'm sure thats it but i just want to be safe is all. i LOVE my car and i want to do everything in my power to have this car for awhile

I'm sure your Dad is cool & all, but you're here asking us for a reason: we own these cars, work, tweak, break, and fix them.... suck it up and go drive the shit out of the car for a bit. Get the oil/coolant up to temp first, then MASH THE F*&K out of the throttle REPEATEDLY. Take your pops for a drive and make him crap his pants. You may need to wipe the seats down after you're done but you'll have some fun and clear up your "goo" issue.

[Sanjman]

what can i say, I'm a girl

[Peenge]

I'm sure your Dad is cool & all, but you're here asking us for a reason: we own these cars, work, tweak, break, and fix them.... suck it up and go drive the shit out of the car for a bit. Get the oil/coolant up to temp first, then MASH THE F*&K out of the throttle REPEATEDLY. Take your pops for a drive and make him crap his pants. You may need to wipe the seats down after you're done but you'll have some fun and clear up your "goo" issue.

Best.answer.ever.