Hey crew. I recently changed my oil from Royal Purple fully synthetic (5W20) to conventional Castrol GTX (5W20) and noticed after driving that my dipstick looked like this! I've never experienced anything like this and was wondering if you guys have any insight to WTF this might be. After discovering this, I immediately drained the oil and did my best to flush the system, replacing the oil ultimately with Royal Purple again. I also changed the filter both times with an OEM replacement from Mazda. The car isn't experiencing any changes in performance. The residue lacks any suspicious odors that would suggest some kind of seal leak somewhere...although I don't claim to be an expert of any sorts.

Oh, and I know the whole synthetic vs. conventional arguement, as well as the weight arguement. I never experienced anything like this before I changed it to conventional. Thanks in advance!

 

white foam. Its a common problem on some 8's

Could be nothing.

Is your antifreeze getting suspiciously low?

 

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...50-06-1664.pdf

 

^Wow...you're good! Thank you so much. You, staticlag, once again prove why this crew is the best out there!

I originally suspected a coolant leak, which is why I mentioned that the residue lacked any suspicious scents that would suggest just that. So, I'm certain this is probably what I'm encountering, being that I'm rocking an '04. Thanks again, bro. I really appreciate the info!

 

recently with my UIM off..

 

yummy... and to think in a couple months all the milky substance threads will be a distant memory. my wife would be jealous.

 

These threads are getting to be common place...getting tired of seeing hundred threads of the same question.

 

Then the " My fans run 10 minutes after I turn off the car " threads will return.

 

lol... to then be followed by the "when should I install my winter tires" ones.... I admit it... I am guilty for one of those last year.

 

^to then be followed by "what is this foamy stuff all over my dipstick?" Oh wait...we made a complete circle. hehe

 

Haha guilty

 

That's all I got! It is a vicious circle!

 

Yea if your antifreeze keeps going low then you need a rebuild and thats likley due to your 8 over heating.

 

10? i thought it was 30

 

What the hell!

Did you have a coolant leak?

I would say this is not normal.

My Buick looked like this for 4 years before the block cracked completely.

 

Nope my coolant level hasn't budged in months.

 

Is that one of the intake ports the the combustion chamber? That looks gnarly, good thing it's pretty much harmless right.

 

Motor Mayonaisse

 

^^^^lolz made my day

 

UR ENGINE IS ABOUT TO BLOW!!!! search before the ?'s start! anyways it's just condensation build up in the oil once the weather up ur way gets warmer(spring) it will go away! Remember this for next year!

 

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