When I took my oil cap off to top off the oil on my 22r, I noticed a white goo like substance in the hollow part of it. Is this a bad thing? Idk what it is.

 

moisture. sometimes normal if the rest of the oil isn't milky. P.S. there was another guy with a similar issue as well, not too long ago. 22R engine as well.

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f114...or-oil-227091/

 

Ummm...sounds kinda like the milkshake you get when your head gasket blows and leaks coolant into your oil.

Might want to drop the oil and see. If it's whiteish, that's not good. My understanding is that driving with water in your oil is mucho no bueno. Head gasket time in that case.

 

See : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emulsion

 

Kool thanks. The rest of the oil is still the usual color/consistancy

 

Then it's just moisture, nothing to worry about!

 

If you only run the truck for short occasional trips moisture can build up really fast. Its good to get the engine up to temp once in a while so the moisture can evaporate.

 

yeah if the rest of the oil still looks fine, it's more than likely condensation like everyone else is saying

 

Happens to me all the time, on all three of the Yotas I have owned, and my friend's Yotas...and other friend's cars here and there.

Its just moisture.

I get it when its below 0F. Not losing any coolant and oil is fine.

 

Offtopic a little, I actually live in South Park, Colorado


It does go low on coolant. But Im pretty sure there is a leak in the heating lines.

 

I'd find that leak. I hated when I was losing coolant.

 

please tell me you know an Officer Barbradi

 

Yes most definitly. Its like losin oil. Bad for the motor and not too cheap.

No lmao. But I do know plenty of county mounties that would resemble that remark.

 

Yup, what everyone else said. I've had a few toyota's with the yellowish white goo under the filler cap.

 

that happened to me on my 3VZ

 

Yeah it's just a moisture build up... No big deal. It is usually caused from driving off a cold start. You notice that some Jeep Liberties have a wack load of that stuff on their oil cap when you take it off. That had me freaked once...

 

Awesome. Thanks for the input guys. I am still going to keep an eye on it though.

 

Mine did that when it had a BHG between a cylinder and coolant jacket. Oil wasn't milky though. But now that it's fixed it doesn't have the sludge under the cap anymore.

 

X2. I think it is a small and/or in a good place, blown head gasket. My 3vz did that without turning the oil any color and only losing a little coolant, but it was still a bad head gasket.

 

Ill have to keep an eye on it then. So far its been alright.