UH! Not good.....

red281gt · 01-29-2007, 12:06 PM

Ok so what would make your oil turn colors? few weeks ago it was normal color it would be when getting close to changeing time but now (500miles b4 due for change) i check it and the oil cap has brownish tan gunk on the cap as does the dip stick(not as much brown color). some of it was in the valve covers crossover tube that gos to the intake to. WTF! Would cause this.?

PureStang · 01-29-2007, 12:46 PM

sounds like you have some sort of leak. head gasket maybe. check your coolant levels

bassman97 · 01-29-2007, 01:03 PM

Drain the oil and let it sit for a while in the drain pan. If you had a leak w/ the coolant, it will form a layer on top of the oil.

red281gt · 01-29-2007, 01:05 PM

mm kay. damn i hope not tho

spike_africa · 01-29-2007, 05:58 PM

does it look like a milkshake kinda? if so head gasket or gaskets have blown. Also is it blowing some lite or heavy white smoke?

MattJ · 01-29-2007, 06:22 PM

a lot of times, if you have a blown head gasket... you will see residue on the cap from coolant.
"milkshake" is also a prime indication...

red281gt · 01-30-2007, 05:31 AM

. i think it is cuz this morning there was a sweet smell in the exhaust gas. UGH!

mcmmotorsports · 01-30-2007, 05:42 AM

What does the oil on your dipstick look like?

**edit*(re-read first post)

Drain the oil as said above and make sure there is no antifreeze in there. If so, headgasket.

spike_africa · 01-30-2007, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red281gt

. i think it is cuz this morning there was a sweet smell in the exhaust gas. UGH!

smells like surup doesnt it? your got yourself blown head gaskets my freind. Time to get some PI heads.

r3dn3ck · 01-30-2007, 11:37 AM

HG is officially blown. No way to get the sweet smell and the slimy choco-shake goo in the oil but to blow the HG. You're burning coolant as well so you're at risk for getting a hydraulic lock on a cylinder and completely smoking the motor via catastrophic self-disassembly.

Pull your plugs and look for the really bad looking one. That'll tell you which gasket it was so you don't have to replace both (but you still should replace both). Since you've got coolant in the cylinders you're also at risk for blowing up your radiator so no startie until fixie.

Good luck. It's often cheaper to find a good used longblock and just swap it in. HG jobs are about 800-1000 or more around here.

the gillz · 01-30-2007, 02:59 PM

maybe someone put sugar in your tank and it turned the oil into caramel. happended to me once. bastards

jeredan2003 · 01-30-2007, 05:15 PM

just buy a used pi motor from someone. you can find them locally around here. I got one with 45,000 miles on it for $500 TB to oil pan. While your in there put on some headers if you dont already have them, and a moroso oil pan.

MattJ · 01-30-2007, 05:30 PM

I can tell you that ford will charge you 11.x hours for both head gaskets and thats labor alone. you can expect to pay about 1,100 for that. the gaskets are cheap. like redneck said, its time for heads. could be a warped head from low coolant or a bad gasket. last thing you want to do is do the gasket job and find out you have a warped head or both are warped.

red281gt · 01-31-2007, 04:59 AM

well monday my mechanic (ex-ford tech) is going to do a compression test and all that business and he is going to check if the heads are cracked or if the block is cracked, so right now im driveing my girlfriends beater around

red281gt · 01-31-2007, 05:01 AM

Oh and someone around here is gettin ready to sell a 2000 gt longblock with 30K on it for $1300 not too bad for being around nova where everything costs an arm-n-a-leg

eventer289 · 01-31-2007, 04:29 PM

The chocolate milkshake on the oil cap is normal. It is just moisture that has evaporated onto the cap that is caused by short start and stop drives. I have the same thing with my car. But, I do not (knock on wood) have the same color on my dipstick. Like everyone has said above, you most likely have a blown headgasket. If you continue to drive around with it like that you will shell your motor.

red281gt · 01-31-2007, 07:58 PM

haha that's why im not drivein it now even tho if i did "shell" the engine it would just give me a reason to get a built engine and make this Bit** a weekend warrior.

WaterDR · 01-31-2007, 10:14 PM

I would either build the motor or replace with a used long block. I paid $700 for mine and it had 8,000 miles on it. I also had to buy a few odds and ends like valve covers, so don't forget shit like that.

red281gt · 02-01-2007, 06:00 AM

I wish I was rich!

eventer289 · 02-01-2007, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by red281gt

haha that's why im not drivein it now even tho if i did "shell" the engine it would just give me a reason to get a built engine and make this Bit** a weekend warrior.

Have you never heard that before? Just wondering why there are quotes around it.

01-29-2007, 12:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
red281gt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 545	UH! Not good..... Ok so what would make your oil turn colors? few weeks ago it was normal color it would be when getting close to changeing time but now (500miles b4 due for change) i check it and the oil cap has brownish tan gunk on the cap as does the dip stick(not as much brown color). some of it was in the valve covers crossover tube that gos to the intake to. WTF! Would cause this.? __________________ Matt Brooks Sig by me!

01-29-2007, 12:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
PureStang WE ARE PENNSTATE Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Downingtown/West Chester, PA Posts: 4,863	sounds like you have some sort of leak. head gasket maybe. check your coolant levels __________________ Brandon J My Ride sig by purestang

01-29-2007, 01:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
red281gt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 545	mm kay. damn i hope not tho __________________ Matt Brooks Sig by me!

01-29-2007, 05:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
spike_africa Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orlando,Florida Posts: 7,148	does it look like a milkshake kinda? if so head gasket or gaskets have blown. Also is it blowing some lite or heavy white smoke? __________________ Dustin 2002 GT Mustang 5-Speed Drag Radials,Sprayed,Powershifted WOOO HOOOO!

01-29-2007, 06:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
MattJ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,243	a lot of times, if you have a blown head gasket... you will see residue on the cap from coolant. "milkshake" is also a prime indication... __________________ 2001 Mustang GT Premium - Mineral Grey

01-29-2007, 01:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
bassman97 blank Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Jersey Posts: 1,407	Drain the oil and let it sit for a while in the drain pan. If you had a leak w/ the coolant, it will form a layer on top of the oil.

01-30-2007, 05:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
red281gt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 545	. i think it is cuz this morning there was a sweet smell in the exhaust gas. UGH! __________________ Matt Brooks Sig by me!

01-30-2007, 05:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
mcmmotorsports One Bad Mother Trucker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Eastern, NC Posts: 2,773	What does the oil on your dipstick look like? *edit(re-read first post) Drain the oil as said above and make sure there is no antifreeze in there. If so, headgasket. __________________

01-30-2007, 11:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
r3dn3ck Wowbagger hates me too! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Magrathea/California Posts: 6,834	HG is officially blown. No way to get the sweet smell and the slimy choco-shake goo in the oil but to blow the HG. You're burning coolant as well so you're at risk for getting a hydraulic lock on a cylinder and completely smoking the motor via catastrophic self-disassembly. Pull your plugs and look for the really bad looking one. That'll tell you which gasket it was so you don't have to replace both (but you still should replace both). Since you've got coolant in the cylinders you're also at risk for blowing up your radiator so no startie until fixie. Good luck. It's often cheaper to find a good used longblock and just swap it in. HG jobs are about 800-1000 or more around here.

01-30-2007, 02:59 PM	#11 (permalink)
the gillz OG, double OG, tripleOG Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 263	maybe someone put sugar in your tank and it turned the oil into caramel. happended to me once. bastards

01-30-2007, 05:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
jeredan2003 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 1,788	just buy a used pi motor from someone. you can find them locally around here. I got one with 45,000 miles on it for $500 TB to oil pan. While your in there put on some headers if you dont already have them, and a moroso oil pan. __________________ 2003 DSG GT 5-speed Hellion 62mm and Flowmaster catback..... My bonestock 2v engine had been through 2 years of NX 100 shot, 3 years running 8-12lbs vortech s-trim, got into boost daily while racing on the weekends, had 157,000 miles on it, and was running like new

01-30-2007, 05:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
MattJ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,243	I can tell you that ford will charge you 11.x hours for both head gaskets and thats labor alone. you can expect to pay about 1,100 for that. the gaskets are cheap. like redneck said, its time for heads. could be a warped head from low coolant or a bad gasket. last thing you want to do is do the gasket job and find out you have a warped head or both are warped. __________________ 2001 Mustang GT Premium - Mineral Grey

01-31-2007, 04:59 AM	#14 (permalink)
red281gt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 545	well monday my mechanic (ex-ford tech) is going to do a compression test and all that business and he is going to check if the heads are cracked or if the block is cracked, so right now im driveing my girlfriends beater around __________________ Matt Brooks Sig by me!

01-31-2007, 05:01 AM	#15 (permalink)
red281gt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 545	Oh and someone around here is gettin ready to sell a 2000 gt longblock with 30K on it for $1300 not too bad for being around nova where everything costs an arm-n-a-leg __________________ Matt Brooks Sig by me!

01-31-2007, 04:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
eventer289 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 245	The chocolate milkshake on the oil cap is normal. It is just moisture that has evaporated onto the cap that is caused by short start and stop drives. I have the same thing with my car. But, I do not (knock on wood) have the same color on my dipstick. Like everyone has said above, you most likely have a blown headgasket. If you continue to drive around with it like that you will shell your motor. __________________ 2002 Mustang GT Car Domain-- http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2547005

01-31-2007, 07:58 PM	#17 (permalink)
red281gt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 545	haha that's why im not drivein it now even tho if i did "shell" the engine it would just give me a reason to get a built engine and make this Bit** a weekend warrior. __________________ Matt Brooks Sig by me!

01-31-2007, 10:14 PM	#18 (permalink)
WaterDR Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6,366	I would either build the motor or replace with a used long block. I paid $700 for mine and it had 8,000 miles on it. I also had to buy a few odds and ends like valve covers, so don't forget shit like that. __________________ Black 2000 GT Vert: Novi-2000 with Intercooler (375rwhp @ 9 psi); Tune by Kauffmans; Roush 380R Body kit; Steeda Subframes; Steeda Strut Tower Support; Deep Dish Bullets; FRPP 4:10's; SCT 4 Position Chip with four custom tunes; Steeda CAI; C&L Pleum; BBK 75 TB; SLP Loudmouth; SLP Catted X-Pipe; Bullitt Suspension; UPR Conrol Arms; Focus Fuel Pump My Car My Email

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