So the first thing I noticed on our newly acquired 99 Firebird was the engine oil was milky which can mean moisture or other fluids mixed in, the filler cap was dirty and smelled and had what looked like water droplets on the inside. Same goes for that rubber? elbow piece that you pour the oil into when adding. Cleaned both and changed the oil, didnt look that bad when it all came out but definitely wasnt changed in a while. Now the elbow seems like its loose i can turn it clockwise and it seems like it comes to a stop but still seems loose. Im hoping this is the cause for the moisture and not something serious like a head gasket etc but now that Ive changed the oil Id like to get it fixed asap. Can this piece be purchased? I dont want to twist it to find out in case it falls out or breaks leaving a nice open engine, never seen anything like this, with jeeps the cap screwed right into top of engine. I know I cant be the only one with this issue can anyone offer advice?
Oil fill+ moisture question
Fire99
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So the first thing I noticed on our newly acquired 99 Firebird was the engine oil was milky which can mean moisture or other fluids mixed in, the filler cap was dirty and smelled and had what looked like water droplets on the inside. Same goes for that rubber? elbow piece that you pour the oil into when adding. Cleaned both and changed the oil, didnt look that bad when it all came out but definitely wasnt changed in a while. Now the elbow seems like its loose i can turn it clockwise and it seems like it comes to a stop but still seems loose. Im hoping this is the cause for the moisture and not something serious like a head gasket etc but now that Ive changed the oil Id like to get it fixed asap. Can this piece be purchased? I dont want to twist it to find out in case it falls out or breaks leaving a nice open engine, never seen anything like this, with jeeps the cap screwed right into top of engine. I know I cant be the only one with this issue can anyone offer advice?
Thanks, well the color freaked me out a bit at first when i pulled the stick out but when I drained the engine there was no milky quality to it then I saw the tube was white on the inside with droplets and judging by how loose it is any water would get in there when driving in rain. I guess I'll take a closer look at the filler tube before having a compression test done, but if anyone had the experience of taking it out and putting it back in successfully let me know since I dont have a replacement waiting and it looks like its in bad shape.
Yeah my cap looked like crap in a cherokee with 220,000 miles that burned oil, not usually at 75k.
Im trying to remember really hard where the milky-ness was, definitely at the fill tube but Im pretty sure the first place I noticed it was at the dipstick when checking levels, thats why i was surprised that when the oil came out it was so dark. I get what youre saying though, if its at the dipstick end it cant be moisture just at the cap...unless there was moisture also coming in thru the dipstick tube? Sounds like either too many coincidences and its really something more serious or the construction is prone to getting moisture in everywhere, never seen this in 5+ vehicles...unless someone corrects me I'll assume its the former
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i think a compression test wouldnt be a bad idea
Im trying to remember really hard where the milky-ness was, definitely at the fill tube but Im pretty sure the first place I noticed it was at the dipstick when checking levels, thats why i was surprised that when the oil came out it was so dark. I get what youre saying though, if its at the dipstick end it cant be moisture just at the cap...unless there was moisture also coming in thru the dipstick tube? Sounds like either too many coincidences and its really something more serious or the construction is prone to getting moisture in everywhere, never seen this in 5+ vehicles...unless someone corrects me I'll assume its the former
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