Nova new to me..Help!

[cianb]

I bought a Nova, 01 registered with ( I believe to be genuine) 30 thousand miles. I lady owner. Bog standard, 1 ltr. clean as a whistle!
Driven it for about 300 miles. Quite a bit of biscuit coloured goo on the inside of the Oil filler Cap. :wtf: Is this normal???Small annoying oil leak from what appears to be the engine casing, centre front of car. :eek: May have to live with that one! Car was lying up for a few weeks for sure. Does not seem to have any oil contamination in the coolant fluid so head gasket ok methinks..Driving well. (sounds a bit like a small diesel on tickover but I am told this is normal for a 3 cylinder engine??)Any opinions greatly accepted and I bow to your superior knowledge of these lovely machines!
Cianb

[coochiSR]

1l Nova's are normal 4 pot mate lol and it could be headgasket or it could just need an oil change! And the oil leak could be from a number of things, rocker cover, cam carrier? is it engine oil?

[coombsey]

I bought a Nova, 01 registered i think he means corsa

[SRI crazy]

the goo is prob condensation the previous owner probably only used it once or tewice so it neveer realli got heated up well change the oil and filter and bobs ur uncle lol

[F188CHG]

Thats normal get a lot of corsas in my work the same!

[eoinnova]

lol 01 nova

[mowgli]

I am guessing its a corsa. get the oil changed & keep an eye on it.

[burgo]

01 and 3 cylinder i deffo a corsa

[carls nova sri]

he might of meant one owner from new?

[Jon_nova1]

or maybe 91, but pressed 0 instead lol

the goo might be the first sign of headgasket failure, or maybe the head gasket has recently been changed and thats whats left?