Thread: Strange Yellow Residue on Oil Cap?

if the oil itself looks good, then i beleive (for what ever thats worth) that it is not coolant. Did you change the oil yet Hippo?

OMG 2 pages in and you have nothing but what somebody and others have told you.

You, Hippo, Joe, GO yourself and look at that engine. You be a big boy and you pop that hood! Look at the valve cover, then look between the head and the intake (like blue said) and see if it's a piece of plastic there or a piece of metal. THEN you will know for yourself if you have the chance of a coolant leak. And we shall take it from there.

Go on. Take the first step.

whats the verdict hippo??????

I changed the oil and it wasn't milky and there was no metal that I could see.

I don't even know where to look for the lim gasket, but I'm sure its metal.

I'm sure it was just moisture.

i tried tellin this kid 3 times where to look for the LIM gasket. BETWEEN the INTAKE and the HEAD. or to make it simple, look at the front valve oover and just follow it down. either you're gonna see the thin piece of metal or a fat piece of plastic between them. one or the other.

i just do not comprehend how you can say, "yes im sure it's metal" without seeing that it's metal.

Originally Posted by brandonl2000

i tried tellin this kid 3 times where to look for the LIM gasket. BETWEEN the INTAKE and the HEAD. or to make it simple, look at the front valve oover and just follow it down. either you're gonna see the thin piece of metal or a fat piece of plastic between them. one or the other.

i just do not comprehend how you can say, "yes im sure it's metal" without seeing that it's metal.

lets give him a break. ill show you where to look hippo, give me a second. dont feel bad either hippo, im your age (well around your age..18). but i was raised up in the thumb of michigan and have been around this stuff.

look on the side the pullys are on

ok, THANK YOU

Alrite. We gone try one mo 'gain.

Go to vehicle, said Grand Prix, open le hood.

Step 2: Look at your vehicle from this prospective:

STEP 3: remove engine cover if you have it, and look at the valve cover. seen here NOTE: gasket can even be seen this far away, but just in case, the following steps will help you get a close up :

Step 4: go to the top right of your front valve cover, as seen in the above pic, and LOOK where my finger is pointing. do you see that shiny stuff between the intake and the head? THAT sir is your gasket. seen here:

AND ALSO. seen here, this time no fingers. remember, baby steps.

Originally Posted by crazyguy03

Dude what died on your valve cover?

lmaoooo.

wellll when i done the intake job and vc job i cleaned the valve covers with brake clean i think. and yeahhh im not sure what that is. it just kinda appeared. its not blood by any means. who knows. ill get it off one day.

Originally Posted by brandonl2000

lmaoooo.

wellll when i done the intake job and vc job i cleaned the valve covers with brake clean i think. and yeahhh im not sure what that is. it just kinda appeared. its not blood by any means. who knows. ill get it off one day.

It's rat period blood.

Originally Posted by z3r0

All day, Everyday.

Get an AEM that doesn't look like a marshmallow.

Hippo..

You are doing the right thing in this case. That milkiness is not necessarily coolant. It could be simple condensation between the hot/cold weather patterns and that you don't drive the car very far.

A significant amount of water/coolant in the oil after being run would show itself as the oil appearing milky throughout.

its been pouring outside. I know where to look, I just haven't had the chance nub!

aw hell naw you didnt call me nub!

it's raining here too but guess what i checked out my car.