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Head Gasket or Water Condensation?
Posted by thereuare (more from thereuare) on Mon, 7 Apr 2003 00:44:49
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Changed my oil today and as the oil was draining i pulled the dipstick and saw white film on the bottom, almost looked like a white grease or cream... it didn't look "foamy", but is this whiteness the foam that people refer to when their head gaskets go?
I do lose some coolant (the expansion tank goes from max to min in about 3 months time... but i'm not sure if this is actual loss or from turning heat on for the first time since doing a coolant flush), but i have no other signs of head gasket failure that i'm aware of... no white exhaust, no pressure in the system after sitting a day, no oil in the expansion tank.
Should i be worried <more than i am already>? I did a search for "white foam" and somebody else's post with white cream in on the dip stick said not to worry about it, that it was just condensation from the cold weather.
Any other checks to determine if a serious problem or not?
Thank you.
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