Cream !

[BigStan]

Hi, i had my head gasket done about 2 months ago as it had blown, a couple of weeks after that there was still cream on the oil cap so i flushed the engine out twice again !
Now there is still cream on the oil cap, im a bit worried about this.
Is it normal ? Any suggestions ?

Cheers

[Stuart]

do you only do short (5-10miles) journeys? if so then tis feesable that the oils not getting hot enough to steam off any excess water....

failing that then your gasket has possibly gone again.

[19-NoZ-19]

yeah you could have a blocked pipe,and your getting condensation building up mate.

rick

[SRlew]

thats whats happended to my brother xr2. we thought it'd just blown again. but might have to investigate now you 2 have said that.

[BigStan]

Surely it couldnt have blown again ! So if i got a blocked up pipe then how would i go about unblocking it or even locating it ?

[Lee]

This is a really stupid question but i have to ask it...

You are wiping the mayo off the cap before you replace it arn't you?

[johnny27]

Check the big pipe from the little vacum unit on the block below the intake. Its usually the guilty one for being blocked.

[Donova]

Thought my head gasket was on it's way out, but now the weather's a bit warmer it seems fine,plus a few more miles makes a difference as has been said.

[Ben]

If the headgasket wasnt done properly when done then they are more likely to go again within 10k miles. Did you have the head pressure checked? Or a skim?

Or did they just replace the gasket, as you may well have done more damage than you thought when it went the first place.

Only way to tell is with a compression check, the guage will only cost ?10-15