Re: 328i E36 Yellow gunk inside oil cap

["John Y. Hung" <jhung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Our old VW Beetle used to have the same problem, especially in the winter
time.  The technicians' diagnosis is correct.  The problem went away by
driving longer.  That car went over 130K miles before being totaled in a
wreck.  Engine was fine.

John Hung
Auburn, AL

>Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 21:56:30 -0500
>From: Len Lescosky <Lescosky@domain.elided>
>Subject: 328i E36 Yellow gunk inside oil cap
>
>I checked the oil on my 1997 328i and saw I needed to add some oil. When
>I removed the filler cap I saw yellow sticky gunk and some water
>condensate inside the cap. Fearing the worst, I checked the coolent
>overflow reservoir. That looks fine, no oil in there. I stopped by the
>dealer to ask about this. The service manager checked it out with the
>technicians. They think it is exhaust condensate that is not leaving the
>engine because I do not drive far enough. My commute to work is about 5
>miles of 30-40 mph. The temperature gauge hits midpoint at about 3
>miles. I do longer, faster driving on the weekend.
>Have any of you seen this before? Should I investigate this further?
>The car has 14K miles, I bought it from a dealer in December 98, and I
>believe it was previously owned by BMWNA.
>
>Thanks for your help,
>
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>Len Lescosky
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>Lescosky@domain.elided		Ann Arbor, MI		734/747-6274

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