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Once you have the capability to see something, you then end up looking at it all the time. Most of us drive around with some white gunk in the PVC system, but since we don't inspect it all the time, and the tubing is opaque, we're unworried. It's just like the EDU voltage. Most of the time it doesn't matter a whit if the charging voltage is 13.2 or 13.5 volts, but since folks can see it, it's something to obsess over.
-->>>>no kidding about that....I sometimes get obsessed with the oil pressure guage...just one of those things. I not terribly worried about it. After I do the headgasket, all other gaskets, sump etc next week, ther ereally is nothing more I can do....so......;-)
I'm not saying that there isn't a moisture problem in your car. However, since moisture in the oil is normal, defining a 'problem' level is, well, a problem. Most people don't look, so it's tough to define a 'bad' threshold.
I'd clean up the coolant leaks on the outside and monitor the coolant levels.
--->>>It has a whole new coolant system...radiator, heater core thermo, WP, hoses etc....all is good there, other than some oil in the coolant reservoir (for obvious reasons)
Pull the dipstick on a cold engine, and see if it looks gunked. Check under the cap of the dipstick - is the underside of the cap a creamy white?
-->>>>no visible white stuff on a cold morning when I pull the dipstick.
probably not a problem, but it is nociably more than years past.
At a minimum, make sure that the PVC valve is truly one-way, and that air can't go into the valve cover. Make sure the rubber seal on the underside of the dipstick seals well.
--->>>>PCV is good. THis is definatly something I need to keep an I on with a modified engine.....if I dup 20spi of pressure in the head with the big turbo, say good by to a bunch of seals;-(
---->I presume the dipstick seal is fine as there is now visible moisture, but such a cheap part, I might as well put a new one in...after all the car is 300K km old.
If either one of those is shot, you'll pull cold, moist air into the engine on shutdown. That won't help matters
--->>>thanks again for the info
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