So i was doing an oil change today on my '04 RX8...Drained the oil like normal, removed the filter, pulled the dipstick out and oh sh*t...what is this...Looks like oil/coolant mix.

I just had it serviced about 1500 miles ago, flushed coolant and everything. What is this?

 

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...0-06-1664A.pdf

 

Its normal and been the subject of many winter threads by people that do not read sticky posts https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-trouble-shooting-95/strange-gunk-oil-dipstick-info-questions-49652/

 

have not read the stickys i see..

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...light=oil+goop

beers

 

soooo relieved man...thanks...

used to piston engines where that means disaster

 

sorry about not reading stickies i just didn't think was normal and didn't think it would be in a sticky...also browsed the topics of stickies...thanks for your help and not telling me to search like a complete noob...thanks guys

 

What's wrong with your fog light?











lol

 

huh..........?

 

^ you really don't get it?

 

That's five!
My original guess was like 30 for this Winter........and I'm keeping track!

 

We still have several more months to winter...be patient.

 

well it didn't happen last winter so i didn't know

 

No worries dude........it's just an ongoing thing. Don't worry about it.......wasn't pickin on ya.

 

Just warm up the car for a longer period of time.

 

It's BBQ sauce.

 

Yeah...that's it...BBQ sauce!
I think he knows now it's nothing to really worry about.
Had I not known about and.....................if it ever did happen to me, I think I'd be a little alarmed as well.

 

ahaha..just getting ready for the spring bbq in tulsa lol