Water in oil - Page 2

ITSv40 · Mar 12th, 2019, 16:48

Very likely condensation caused by short journeys. The dip stick tube on these is a cold spot - in front of the engine - and can cause issues.

My old '97 V40 suffered from this - same engine just one less cylinder. I bought the car at 60,000mls and the engine was clean, but after using it for a few months mayo appeared on the dipstick and under the filler cap. I did mainly short journeys of around 20 miles or so and quite a lot of stopping and starting. Changed the oil regularly every 7000mls or so and the mayo never disappeared. The engine was still good when I scrapped it at 370,000mls and never had any work done to it apart from routine servicing.

mentepazza · Mar 12th, 2019, 20:04

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Originally Posted by Austin160

Sorry to disagree, but why would you want to spend £30 before carrying out the ‘free’ procedure suggested?

Because free procedure will not give you peace of mind

Austin160 · Mar 12th, 2019, 22:01

Well it seems quite simple to me:-
If you carry out the suggested procedure and the car is not losing coolant then it just cannot be leaking coolant into the oil - or the combustion chambers.

Mar 12th, 2019, 16:48	#11
ITSv40 VOC Member Last Online: Today 13:26 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northampton	Very likely condensation caused by short journeys. The dip stick tube on these is a cold spot - in front of the engine - and can cause issues. My old '97 V40 suffered from this - same engine just one less cylinder. I bought the car at 60,000mls and the engine was clean, but after using it for a few months mayo appeared on the dipstick and under the filler cap. I did mainly short journeys of around 20 miles or so and quite a lot of stopping and starting. Changed the oil regularly every 7000mls or so and the mayo never disappeared. The engine was still good when I scrapped it at 370,000mls and never had any work done to it apart from routine servicing. __________________ 2001 V40 2.0lt Sport lux - Daily Driver. 174k miles. 2003 C70 2.4 GT Convertible - Garage Queen. 65k miles. http://www.neptuno6benagil.com

Mar 12th, 2019, 22:01	#13
Austin160 Master Member Last Online: Oct 29th, 2021 13:42 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Cardiff	Well it seems quite simple to me:- If you carry out the suggested procedure and the car is not losing coolant then it just cannot be leaking coolant into the oil - or the combustion chambers.

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