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Evening all,
I was out today checking all is well under the bonnet and found my oil breather pipe has brown mayo in it - oil and water mix. I've read around and people suggest maybe a sign of a head gasket on the way out - I don't suspect this as it was replaced and block skimmed just over a year ago and I've noticed no running problems. There is no mayo in the oil cap or dipstick either.
Another suggestion is a build up caused by making lots of short trips and the engine not getting to operating temperature. Has anyone else experienced this? Does that sound reasonable or is something more major at fault here?
(The mayo doesn't seem to extend all the way into the main airflow pipe nor is it in the air box filter)
1.2 16v 2001
I was out today checking all is well under the bonnet and found my oil breather pipe has brown mayo in it - oil and water mix. I've read around and people suggest maybe a sign of a head gasket on the way out - I don't suspect this as it was replaced and block skimmed just over a year ago and I've noticed no running problems. There is no mayo in the oil cap or dipstick either.
Another suggestion is a build up caused by making lots of short trips and the engine not getting to operating temperature. Has anyone else experienced this? Does that sound reasonable or is something more major at fault here?
(The mayo doesn't seem to extend all the way into the main airflow pipe nor is it in the air box filter)
1.2 16v 2001