Water in Crank Exhaust gas

t_tuffnut Wolfsburg Wizard

425 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 18 Jun 2011, 5:28 pm

#846916

Hi All,

I did an oil change today and noticed the grey oily sludge on the oil filler cap and inside the crankcase exhaust breather tube. I also found a small pool of water sitting in the top of the oil fill tube.

Could this just be a result of all the bad weather lately?

If it is something worse, what could it be?

The oil was good and black, with some tiny metal filings in it - not much, but a little bit. I've been changing it very regularly to try and get as much contamination out as possible. I've even covered the bottom of the sump plate with magnets to trap the metal particles - which worked pretty well.

I noticed some water drip out of the oil bath when I upended it as well.

Any ideas?

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1973 L Bug

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 19 Jun 2011, 8:40 pm

#847107

Global warming

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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 · 19 Jun 2011, 9:57 pm

#847155

high humidity, cool weather and short drives would cause this.

if you are experiencing some of none of these symptoms, your engine needs drugs.

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 19 Jun 2011, 10:06 pm

#847163

Water cooling ???

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t_tuffnut Wolfsburg Wizard

425 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 20 Jun 2011, 7:58 pm

#847334

The engine does need drugs considering the struggle it was to keep up with the Kombis on the hunter run over the weekend! But yeah, it has been wet and cold the last few weeks and I didn't get it over the weekend - so all is good for now I hope.

Thanks.

Some say a carbon tax will sort out that global warming Ian...

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1973 L Bug

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 20 Jun 2011, 8:28 pm

#847351

ian.mezz wrote:Global warming

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