Little bit of mayo on oil cap?

[topp_shotta]

Is this the ok at this time of the year?? it takes about a week to start showing agian. thinking might just be the cold?? well hopefully or should i get it looked at?? shes not loosing any coolant, but does drop oil like most clios.

 

[.Kev.]

I always thought mayo in the oil cap was a bad sign!

 

[franx]

Maybe too many short drives/trips ..

 

[Rob]

Do you do a lot of short journeys? Give it a good 50 mile blast up a motorway or something, revving all the way through the gears at times and check it again.

It's quite normal in the 1.2's, but not really so much in the 2.0.

 

[DrR]

My oil cap is always super clean. Apart from oil obviously.

 

[sideways danny]

going by location, it is SUPER cold in derbyshire and i doubt you've had the chance to give the car a decent run or even get it warm. I'd think it's condensation, but keep an eye on it to see if it gets worse

 

[Short Norman]

I'd say condensation if you do short runs and taking into account the time of year. I bet if you take it for a good run 1 hour + most of the mayo will go..

I used to have a 205 Gti which has a oil filler pipe that was separate to the engine (not the usual cap on the rocker cover) and over winter or if you only did short runs because the filler never got a lot of heat into it, mayo built up due to condensation/moisture in the cap.

 

[sideways danny]

All my 205s have done that too. Odd design, epic engine

 

[Short Norman]

I must admit you do poo your pants the first time you see any signs of mayo under the oil cap. Take it for a good run and it'll go......hopefully

 

[Struggler]

sounds fine to me dude,
i used to get it in my old 1.2, its condensation that comes about with too many short journeys,

when you have a large amount, and spots of mayo on the dipstick, starting thinking headgasket! lol

 

[topp_shotta]

Sound, thanks for replys people, yeah ive bin doing alot of short journeys, i try making them longer so car can warm up, will give it a good old run over the weekend and it has bin super cold aswell thanks