White on my oil cap

[nathdawg]

Hello there, sorry if there is already a thread, but i am little worried as a found white on my oil cap and was wondering if anyone could help me solve the problem. Do you think that the head gasket is at fault?

My car is a Clio Campus 1.2 16v it was made in 2007 and has pretty low mileage at only 27,000 and is fully seviced every year.

Any help will be appreciated, thanks.

 

[Dunn]

if its really thick and mayo like then thats normally HGF

if its just a bit of white its usually just condensation

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Do you do lots of short journeys and never really go above 2500 RPM ?

Get it warm and drive it properly

 

[nathdawg]

o right well its not to bad like and after a s**t winter and bad weather over the last few days, hopefully its condersation, i have wiped it and topped the oil up a little so i will see how it gos, thanks

 

[JackJack]

Check the dipstick if there is mayo on that get worried if not it will be fine.

Do you do a lot of short journeys? As above probably just condensation.

 

[Goodj]

clean the cap and go for a good, long drive.

If it comes back, could well be a head gasket. If not, most likely just condensation. Short trips wont help

 

[nathdawg]

Yeah, but i went to a meet yesterday and did like 25 to 30 miles on the motoraway

 

[nathdawg]

Nar the dipstick just has oil on it, the levels fine etc, but i do, do a lot of three to seven mile journeys

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Well if the last 500 miles have been in 3 mile intervals, that'll be your problem. It's not just going to evaporate the first time you hit 60mph haha

 

[nathdawg]

Well i have cleaned the cap and put fresh oil in it so i will give it a motorway blast and see what happens, thanks you all, for your help

 

[Goodj]

Good luck.
Haven't heard of many head gasket failures on here, you haven't done an engine swap for a K-series have you

 

[CustomChris]

I am sure its just condensation

 

[huizit]

Good luck.
Haven't heard of many head gasket failures on here, you haven't done an engine swap for a K-series have you

rofl low blow

 

[mr.pink87]

D4F engine is the master of mayo!