Darkside-Dee
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i asked a while ago about gunk around the inside of the oil cap, and some people said check your water for oil, and theres like an oily layer ontop of the water. but i thought i'd just add a picture to make sure.
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Torsa g
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head gasket A GO!!!!
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johnhara1
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Whats the oil on the dipstick like?
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dorward
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yes your head gasket has gone mate,you dont live to far from me so if you get the head skimmed or a new head i will do it for u
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Simon_16v
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Could be condensation from doing short journeys?
Like Torsa g said, check your dipstick and header tank for any other gunk.
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dalejones
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head gasket 
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deano87
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You can't say that is the headgasket, without diagnosing it further. My oil cap is in a worse state than that, but my headgasket hasn't gone. To me, that looks like condensation.
You need to ask yourself:
1) Has it or is it losing water?
2) Is there lots of white smoke out the rear, even after the car has warmed up eliminating condensation in the exhaust?
3) Does the oil on the dipstick have 'mayo' in it?
4) Are you getting heat through the heaters?
5) Does it rise to boil over/get really hot easily?
If your answers are yes to the majority of those, it's probably headgasket and something to worry about.
Also, if the headgasket is that bad, it'll run like a bag of pooh.
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john_c20xe
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dout its the head gasket, most new cars get mayo on the cap, its just condensation from the engine not gettin warm when driven
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Darkside-Dee
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
You can't say that is the headgasket, without diagnosing it further. My oil cap is in a worse state than that, but my headgasket hasn't gone. To me, that looks like condensation.
You need to ask yourself:
1) Has it or is it losing water?
2) Is there lots of white smoke out the rear, even after the car has warmed up eliminating condensation in the exhaust?
3) Does the oil on the dipstick have 'mayo' in it?
4) Are you getting heat through the heaters?
5) Does it rise to boil over/get really hot easily?
If your answers are yes to the majority of those, it's probably headgasket and something to worry about.
Also, if the headgasket is that bad, it'll run like a bag of pooh.
1) it isnt loosing water,
2) nope only when its cold,
3) nope no "mayo" on the dipstick,
4)yes im getting heat through the heaters
5) nope takes a while to warm up lol.
I'm gettin it serviced, and i think what john c20xe is right, i dont drive long enough for the engine to get warm, i only do max of 6 mile journeys at 1 time e.g. to college. the car had gunk around the oil cap when i bought it and when i put it in for the m.o.t nothing majour came up about it.
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Richardhhha
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good blast down the motor way and get it hot.. Most probably find it will run a lot better and smoother afterwards as well
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andyc1234
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if it came up ok on emissions id say its ok my 8v always used to have a bit
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deano87
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Going on what you said Darkside-Dee I very much doubt it's the headgasket. And definitely condensation. I'll try and get a pic of mine and u2u you it or something. If you can bare it on the short journeys, don't have your heater on so that the engine gets super warm
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Darkside-Dee
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ah right cheers for the help guys, as soon as i read the post earlier and people were saying head gasket i was a bit depressed considering im a student lol.
yeah deano send me a pic if you want, will prove to my bro it isnt cos i give my car stick
[Edited on 10-02-2009 by Darkside-Dee]
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deano87
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You can give you car stick, as long as you let it warm up first, which means not taking it over about 3krpm for about 20 mins depending on conditions etc of course.
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Darkside-Dee
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lol i have no rev counter =[
but i do try to stay low revs until the temp gauge says 90degrees
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dannymccann
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Leave early one morning and take a long way round to college, an hours drive and try to keep it at a nice consistent speed to allow the engine to warm up, once its 90c ish you can give it a little bit of stick (dont go bouncing it off the limiter like a tool) to clear it out a bit
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deano87
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Also moisture in the air at this time of year can cause it. I have hardly any mayo in the summer, short journeys or not.
If you want to be double sure, just take it to a garage and ask them to do a test (can't really remember what it's called). Anyway they put this big syringe type thing in the header tank with a chemical in it, which changes colour when exhaust gases are present which = headgasket gone
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Darkside-Dee
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ah right, im getting it booked in for a service soon when i have the money so hopefully it will get sorted them what ever it is
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Adam-D
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looks fine to me if your doing short journeys.
if your unsue give it a good run, change the oil while it hot. and make sure all crankcase breather pipes are clear. looks ok to me
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boz_gsi
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get a compression tester mate id lend you mine if you were local
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boz_gsi
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also with that amount of gunk, look like condensation to me tbh mate
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Darkside-Dee
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cheers guys
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deano87
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NOT headgasket failure.
The car has been like it since before Christmas, in which time I've covered over 1000 miles and it has stayed the same.
Damp air and condensation only 
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Haimsey
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I searched for this after taking gf's oil cap off and it looked like yours deano  My first thought were WTF thats not good. But im now WTF how? Especially as i checked everything you listed above naturally and they were all fine.  But still, if its not a bad thing *phew*
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deano87
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u2u'd.
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