General: - Milky oil

Dale v40 t4 · Feb 21st, 2013, 22:34

Hi can any one help me. I have a volvo v40 t4 w reg phase 1.5 140k,got the milky looking oil on oil cap and dipstick,believe it could be crankcase ventilation system,please can some one tell me where this is located under the bonnet."thanks"

chomerly · Feb 21st, 2013, 22:45

The ventilation container for the crank case is located under the inlet manifold.

Have you changed the oil recently and then noticed that it has gradually gotten somewhat milky over time?
It could be that you have gotten the early head gasket about to let go warning.
Most people who get this are fortunate IMO. Most of the time these things just let go altogether leaving you with an unusable motor until it's replaced.

As a matter of course i would get it changed just in case.
You could get the garage that does it for you to clean out the vent pipe and container for you at the same time.

Dale v40 t4 · Feb 21st, 2013, 22:48

Thanks for the reply I will get it sorted tomoz, just hope it's not the head on its way out

Dale v40 t4 · Feb 21st, 2013, 22:56

Also when car is running I removed oil cap and instead of a bit of suction it blew some oil out which I beleve means the PVC is blocked

rexer12 · Feb 22nd, 2013, 00:11

what type of driving do you do???? if you do a lot of short journey's you can get the milky look on the filler cap, but everything is ok its just moisture in the oil not burning off,.

i had this happen on a peugeot i had for 4 years.

fat tony · Feb 22nd, 2013, 02:52

^^^ what he said!

I had a 205 diesel that had really milky deposits under the oilcap, the furthest it used to go was 6 miles to work!

Anadinolin · Feb 22nd, 2013, 09:44

Dont put it in your cereal like one of my f**kwit ex gfs thinking its where milk comes from...took hours to convince her otherwise lol (im from essex, girls brains arent brilliant round here)

Chris Wickers · Feb 22nd, 2013, 09:47

I had this on my V40 at about 100K.

Everything checked out OK, and car drove perfectly until scrapped at 200K (steering rack and catalytic convertor)

Worth getting checked.

Regards

Chris

PS p[erhaps I was just lucky!

delboy62 · Feb 22nd, 2013, 12:48

Hope its not what we all dread (hgf) good luck

migrator · Feb 22nd, 2013, 14:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by delboy62

Hope its not what we all dread (hgf) good luck

I wondered for a bit and then it came to me. 'f' = 'failure' and not what I first thought.

Feb 21st, 2013, 22:34	#1
Dale v40 t4 New Member Last Online: Feb 23rd, 2013 19:00 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Manchester	Milky oil Hi can any one help me. I have a volvo v40 t4 w reg phase 1.5 140k,got the milky looking oil on oil cap and dipstick,believe it could be crankcase ventilation system,please can some one tell me where this is located under the bonnet."thanks"

Feb 21st, 2013, 22:45	#2
chomerly Senior Member Last Online: Aug 10th, 2016 10:05 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Wolverhampton	The ventilation container for the crank case is located under the inlet manifold. Have you changed the oil recently and then noticed that it has gradually gotten somewhat milky over time? It could be that you have gotten the early head gasket about to let go warning. Most people who get this are fortunate IMO. Most of the time these things just let go altogether leaving you with an unusable motor until it's replaced. As a matter of course i would get it changed just in case. You could get the garage that does it for you to clean out the vent pipe and container for you at the same time. __________________ 1999 V40 1.9T4

Feb 21st, 2013, 22:48	#3
Dale v40 t4 New Member Last Online: Feb 23rd, 2013 19:00 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Manchester	Milky oil Thanks for the reply I will get it sorted tomoz, just hope it's not the head on its way out

Feb 22nd, 2013, 00:11	#5
rexer12 Premier Member Last Online: Jun 20th, 2019 16:10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: doncaster	what type of driving do you do???? if you do a lot of short journey's you can get the milky look on the filler cap, but everything is ok its just moisture in the oil not burning off,. i had this happen on a peugeot i had for 4 years. __________________ 2013 V40 D3 manual, standard

Feb 22nd, 2013, 02:52	#6
fat tony "Legitimate" Businessman Last Online: Feb 19th, 2014 01:34 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Goole	^^^ what he said! I had a 205 diesel that had really milky deposits under the oilcap, the furthest it used to go was 6 miles to work! __________________ 2002 S40 T4 Sport Lux - Currently breaking Ex-Junior Vice-President of the X40 In Dash Cup Holder Owners Club

Feb 21st, 2013, 22:56	#4
Dale v40 t4 New Member Last Online: Feb 23rd, 2013 19:00 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Manchester	Also when car is running I removed oil cap and instead of a bit of suction it blew some oil out which I beleve means the PVC is blocked

Feb 22nd, 2013, 09:44	#7
Anadinolin VOC Member Last Online: Jun 20th, 2022 14:32 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Upminster View Photos By: Anadinolin	Dont put it in your cereal like one of my f**kwit ex gfs thinking its where milk comes from...took hours to convince her otherwise lol (im from essex, girls brains arent brilliant round here) __________________ what good music deserves is full deep bass to give it warmth. the stock volvo sub works....just at high volumes Drum n Bass and dubstep

Feb 22nd, 2013, 09:47	#8
Chris Wickers Director Last Online: Apr 10th, 2024 08:00 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chelmsford	Milky Oil I had this on my V40 at about 100K. Everything checked out OK, and car drove perfectly until scrapped at 200K (steering rack and catalytic convertor) Worth getting checked. Regards Chris PS p[erhaps I was just lucky!

Feb 22nd, 2013, 12:48	#9
delboy62 Junior Member Last Online: Jul 26th, 2013 13:09 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: telford	Hope its not what we all dread (hgf) good luck

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