what causes this?

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It looks like someone blew their load in my engine. I can see white spots in my oil.

Thanks

[Gonthro]

one of your seals is gone, its caused by the coolant getting into the oil

[Ducati]

Gonthro is right. Water causes this.
How long has this been happening? Is the oil discoloured after a long drive where the engine has been brought up to operating temperature, or did you notice it when the engine was cold?

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Originally posted by Ducati
Gonthro is right. Water causes this.
How long has this been happening? Is the oil discoloured after a long drive where the engine has been brought up to operating temperature, or did you notice it when the engine was cold?

I just found out yesterday when i opened my oil cap. It was cold after sitting there all day.


Thanks for the advice guys.

*edit* she has 350*** km on it so I might as well get a new engine in it right?

[Dirty_SOHC]

Looks like headgasket failure. I had the exact same symptoms with my engine

[Gonthro]

Originally posted by Zoom_Zoom


I just found out yesterday when i opened my oil cap. It was cold after sitting there all day.


Thanks for the advice guys.

*edit* she has 350*** km on it so I might as well get a new engine in it right?

you dont *need* a new engine, just a (most likely) head gasket. much cheaper and easier than a new engine

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Originally posted by Dirty_SOHC
Looks like headgasket failure. I had the exact same symptoms with my engine

Thats what I was thinking.


Originally posted by Gonthro


you dont *need* a new engine, just a (most likely) head gasket. much cheaper and easier than a new engine


Well the engine has some high km on it. Instead of paying to get a new headgasket and having the engine go soon Ill just get a engine with lower km. Civic engines are easy to come by and cheap.! Thanks for the advice guys