Oscypek

ok as the title stats theres a milky substance in my oil fill tube. no idea what it is .... i also notice my car is burning up oil or at least it seems like it. i filled it with oil two weeks ago to about where on the digital readout it was half way between the two lines, and yesterday i checked my oil level and it was right on minimum. I don't see any oil leaks anywhere or anything like that but im going to triple check when i can get it on a lift. So my question is what could the milky stuff be that in my oil filler tube and is my car buring oil. ill post pics of the milky stuff once i get a chance. thanks in advance and any help it appreciated (by milky i mean its cream in color and kind of thick like rotten milk)

rcg412

there was once a thread on it - it is residue from evaporation in the crankcase... normal.

pl

is it brown?
i think it's normal

Oscypek

thanks for the quick reply i quickly searched it right after i posted and found out it can be from making to many short trips. i do a lot of thoughs going back and forth from work so thats what its from. i also read if i get a lot of white smoke then theres something with the coolant. when ever the engines not quite at operating temp i get a crap load of white smoke from the exhaust but it goes away once i get to about the 8 on the 180 in the temp gauge. not sure if thats normal since last year during the winter i didn't have as much smoke. and speaking of operating temp i just remembered another problem i had recently i was stuck in traffic and the operating temp got to right in the middle of the zero which is normal cause thats how it was over the summer. but then everytime i would break to stop at a light or what ever right before i stop the revs would drop really low and the car would almost stall. a buddy says it has something to do with the vacuum lines but it only happens when the temp is at the 0 in 180. yeah sorry for the long post but im freaking out cause my car has been doing some weird stuff lately and im starting to freak. (i guess 106+k miles is to much)

NOBLEGT3

[QUOTE=Oscypek]ok as the title stats theres a milky substance in my oil fill tube. QUOTE]

i think you need a girlfriend

Deanski

I have the same issue, so I called the dealer and it is normal. Due to condensation, this happens more often in winter when the engine is not fully up to operating temps.

If it's driven a good part of the day, it will be gone. Once warmer weather arrives, you should start to see less of this as well since the engine can get hot faster. Besides, I never did see it during summer/fall, so they are correct.

I too freaked when I saw this thinking, "Oh crap, I have a cracked head/cylinder/case or head gasket" so this is when I got the dealer involved.

Very strange it's not mentioned in the manual. You'd think since this happens often that they would cover it in the manual so not to alarm owners.

Regards,
Deanski

99firehawk

milky in the tube is normal. and smoke when its cold is normal

ZX9RCAM

[QUOTE=NOBLEGT3]That's what I was thinking too......

Oscypek

lol you guys need to get your heads out of the gutter

cdodkin

Scared the cr@p out of me first time I saw it - I was having an intermix anxiety attack all over again!

As all have noted, it's a 'feature' of the car.

Key tests were:

1) Any white gunk on dipstick? No = good / Yes = Bad
2) Any oil in the coolant? No = good / Yes = Bad
3) Any loss of coolant? No = good / Yes = Bad
4) Any water in the oil when you next change it out? No = good / Yes = Bad

Didn't happed to me until I was on a road trip in Northern CA, with the car sitting out at night in cold coastal atmos, and driving in heavy rain.

Never saw it at all in SoCal - probably too dry & warm

cdodkin

They figure a good percentage of people will pay the dealership to check the car and change out the oil.. just in case

It's a cash cow for Porsche!

washington dc porsche

At the worst it could be sludge but more than likely it's condensation.

cdodkin

If sluge can make it all the way up that tube, which is some ways from the crank case, you have other more serious issues!

washington dc porsche

That's true.

newport996

Yeah I thought intermix...look in your coolant tank...is there brown stuff in there? If so...intermix....not good then....new engine. Happened to me, thankfully under warranty.