Mr. Pockets

Don't laugh, that's what I saw.

When I pulled the dipstick on my 8 several weeks ago, it was covered in what I can only describe as big globs of buttery stuff. I wiped it off and it hasn't come back since. The dealer has no idea what it might have been.

Has anybody else seen this? Any ideas what it might be?

~0zzygirl~

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=dipstick+foam

This is common, the stickies have a lot of good info for new owners... But if your dealer has never heard of it, I would definitely find another one.

C Ya L8r

wow nice title. Anyway there is a tsb for this. its fine. "On some vehicles, during engine oil level check, the customer may find a milky substance sticking to the oil level gauge. When you encounter a customer complaint for this concern, explain to the customer that this milky substance does not affect engine performance or any other functions of the vehicle"
http://www.finishlineperformance.com...50-06-1664.pdf

dillsrotary

you know its summer when these threads appear

Mr. Pockets

It's a coincidence in my case; I just bought the car.

Thanks for the above links. Some of the descriptions reflect my own experience. I take very short trips (my commute is 1mi) and I haven't seen the stuff since it was relatively cold outside.

Mr. Pockets

Not much of an option for me - they're the only game in town.

I tend to do most of my own work myself anyway. I rebuild my own engines, for example, but they tend to have pistons. My RX-8 is under a 90-day warranty from the out-of-state dealer I bought it from, and I wanted to take it to the local dealer to have them look it over. If it was a Subaru or a Toyota, I would know more about the car and wouldn't worry. This car is very...foreign to me.

The dealer talked me into paying for a 'fuel system service.' It's probably BS, but then they did the 'multi-point inspection' for free so I'm happy to throw them a few bucks for my peace of mind.

Nubo

Hope you enjoy your RX-8. Short trips are hard on any car -- take the long way home once in awhile!

Greenblurr93

iTrader: (1)

You know you're an RX-8 owner when... you play with your dipstick too much and wonder if the milky substance is normal!