Thread: Strange Yellow Residue on Oil Cap?

Originally Posted by brandonl2000

i'm just gonna record what blue says and you put it on repeat, that way maybe one day it'll sink in

I corrected your post to make logical sense for the rest of the forum.

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

I corrected your post to make logical sense for the rest of the forum.

excuse me? i do believe im the one that navigated him from the hood to the gasket.

Originally Posted by brandonl2000

excuse me? i do believe im the one that navigated him from the hood to the gasket.

For no reason whatsoever. Even plastic gaskets didn't fail in under a couple of months. Plastics last in our cars for ~100K and many times much longer. Hop off the LIM train and go read what he and I wrote. A GM mechanic did the gaskets, aka they are 99% likely to be metal. It's from experience and gained knowledge that I post. Unless it's your problems..then I toss bs in there.

Understand what it says and you'll put all the pieces together to realize, kid doesn't drive, condensation is what his problem is/was and it's all good.

Originally Posted by brandonl2000

excuse me? i do believe im the one that navigated him from the hood to the gasket.

Brandon... lulz. You have a sassy attitude... I think I'm gonna call you LaFonda from now on.

Originally Posted by brandonl2000

excuse me? i do believe im the one that navigated him from the hood to the gasket.

Who cares?

Not this guy.

I still won, sorry.

LOL why yall so sens-uh-tive??

what i was leaning with was because he wasn't sure rather or not the gaskets were even done by this guy..

and my thing was, GO be sure for yourself! and when he was reluctant to verify for himself i was just bumfuzzled. i mean, dont just take someone word for it, go look and be sure.

tis whatever. glad its condensation, now go find some leaves to drive on.

Down LaFonda... DOWN!

Lmaooo!!!

Yea... it looks lime the gasket might be plastic afterall...











BUt still 1000 miles? c'mon.

Originally Posted by Hippo Machine

...it looks lime the gasket might be plastic afterall...

So the mechanic... did nothing?

Surely any mechanic would opt for the metal ones not plastic

Originally Posted by Hippo Machine

Yea... it looks lime the gasket might be plastic afterall...











BUt still 1000 miles? c'mon.

thank you hippo, big boy!!

NOW this is what i was trying to accomplish. at this point, isn't much you can do on your own without tearing the motor apart. SO i would want some hard evidence from your mechanic man who claimed he replaced it and make sure he replaced them.

even my dad knows to use the metal gaskets and he's just a mechanic on the side. so if that mechanics ever touched a 3800 he should know better.

just tryin to look out for ya hippo. tis all.

Watch out Hippo.... LaFonda wants to make out with you.

you hush sick bastad!

I called it. He didn't change it.

He does really know these cars, I will ask, we have a Christmas party on Saturday.


He didn't just not change it.

Maybe I looked at the wrongo spoto again . I will take pics tmrw.

Originally Posted by Hippo Machine

He does really know these cars, I will ask, we have a Christmas party on Saturday.


He didn't just not change it.

let's hope he DID change them. at least it'll be a fresh gasket either way. tell him you want hard evidence, a receipt or something

Originally Posted by Hippo Machine

Maybe I looked at the wrongo spoto again . I will take pics tmrw.

yeah post up some pics kinda like i did. best spot of vision seems to be at the top right part of your front valve cover

so....just becuase its plastic, he didnt change it?

Originally Posted by BlackGT97

so....just becuase its plastic, he didnt change it?

there's a 50/50 chance he did.. we shall see. im curious.

That's what I was thinking, just cuz its plastic dont mean its old.

And I check my oil cap often now, always some water droplets on top.

He was supposed to change "All" the gaskets on it when it went in.


ANd he is a good friend/cousin-uncle I'm not gonna accuse.