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Daddyjcool



Member Since: 11 May 2012
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White gunk inside oil filler cap

Evening all

Been looking at getting my first RRS, seen a few tatty examples but the last one I saw looked fairly mint. Only issue I noticed was a bit of white gunk inside the oil filler cap.

I've always been told this could represent a failing head gasket, but couldn't find any other evidence of this - no oil leaks around engine, didn't overheat on the test drive, no oil in the coolant bottle. Haven't seen this on any other RRS's I've tried out, so just after the forum's opinion - is this a lemon or am I being a bit paranoid?

Cheers muchly

Jez
Post #343320 Fri May 11 2012 5:23pm
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Ady 555
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A few more details about the car might help, mileage? When was it last serviced? What model/engine is it? How many owners has it had? Has it had a few owner changes recently?
Post #343324 Fri May 11 2012 5:47pm
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x5pea



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Water in the oil , bad times
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Ady 555
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Also doing a lot of short journeys and not getting the engine warmed up causes gunk on the oil cap. Wink
Post #343338 Fri May 11 2012 6:20pm
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Jmac



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Ady 555 wrote:
Also doing a lot of short journeys and not getting the engine warmed up causes gunk on the oil cap. Wink


Which is also not that good for the car...
Post #343344 Fri May 11 2012 6:34pm
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Nik



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But not as bad as a blown gasket.

Jmac wrote:
Ady 555 wrote:
Also doing a lot of short journeys and not getting the engine warmed up causes gunk on the oil cap. Wink


Which is also not that good for the car...
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Jmac



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Nik wrote:
But not as bad as a blown gasket.

Jmac wrote:
Ady 555 wrote:
Also doing a lot of short journeys and not getting the engine warmed up causes gunk on the oil cap. Wink


Which is also not that good for the car...


You have a good point!
Post #343394 Fri May 11 2012 10:54pm
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Daddyjcool



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Sorry - it's a 2.7l 57 plate HSEwith 40,000 miles on the clock. Just the one owner with full service history (all land rover specialists) , last serviced about three months ago. No other worrying signs than the white stuff. Never seen it on any other car I've owned / looked at so just a bit wary...

Cheers for the replies so far, much appreciated Smile
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I wouldn't be too worried then, it probably needs a good long run, i'm guessing its just been pootling around from a-b and not had a decent run for a while.
Post #343417 Sat May 12 2012 9:45am
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