penfold82
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Registered: 20th Feb 04
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Topped up the oil today and noticed loads of a pale coloured gunk around the rim of the hole.
I wanna clear this out completely. what way do i go about it?
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LukeGSi
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engine flush - about a fiver from halfords then oil change!! 
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Greasemonkey
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looks like the early signs of head gasket faliure
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penfold82
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Tried redex before or somethin. took out the spark plugs and squirted it in there, and then added the rest into the fuel. Is this the same stuff?
I was thinking of replacing the head gasket soon cos the cars gone about 40,000 miles on this one. all of which i proudly put on myself., hee hee.
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Greasemonkey
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good on ya man get stuck in, engine flush goes in ya oil ya drian the oil out then flush it through, gasket does seem likely though
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penfold82
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I'll have it looked into. Thanks for the advice guys, havnt really a clue under the bonnet, ICE is my vice. Really wanna learn at some point.
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whitter45
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right the gunk will be condensation as the oil warms up. Mine does this every winter and disappears when weather gets warmer. u get loads of gunk if u only do short runs
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Gambit
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whitter hit the nail on the head - take it out for a long hard run to burn off the condensation
also, there is no point changing a head gasket just because its done 40k
if your in doubt about the gasket then just get a compression test done
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whitter45
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quote:
Originally posted by Gambit
whitter hit the nail on the head - take it out for a long hard run to burn off the condensation
also, there is no point changing a head gasket just because its done 40k
if your in doubt about the gasket then just get a compression test done
cheers Gambit. As Gambit says if in doubt get a compression test done
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penfold82
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Dead on, i'll get myself booked in asap.
Thanks lads!
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