MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Billy on January 22, 2012, 04:45:10 pm

Title: Oil Cap question
Post by: Billy on January 22, 2012, 04:45:10 pm: A friend went and looked at an Edition 30 that's for sale for me and he thought the oil cap looked a bit suspect.

Does this look normal to you guys?

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Title: Re: Oil Cap question
Post by: Greeners on January 22, 2012, 04:50:17 pm: Just been discussed in another thread. Perfectly normal on MK5 GTI engines.
Title: Re: Oil Cap question
Post by: swgti on January 22, 2012, 05:03:34 pm: Yeah mimes often like that, not quite as bad as that so maybe make some other checks but probably down to doing short journeys.
Title: Re: Oil Cap question
Post by: Billy on January 22, 2012, 05:14:56 pm: Okay, cheers guys :happy2:
Title: Re: Oil Cap question
Post by: robby on January 22, 2012, 05:30:01 pm: As long as no oil in coolant tank suggesting HG failure it's down to short journeys and cold weather
Title: Re: Oil Cap question
Post by: RedRobin on January 22, 2012, 05:43:24 pm: .
That stuff looks very like the gunk which an aftermarket catchtank collects. After 98k miles, many with a catchtank fitted, my oil cap underside is as clean as a whistle.
Title: Re: Oil Cap question
Post by: brady88 on January 22, 2012, 05:51:09 pm: Yep... short journeys and cold weather makes sense to me :happy2:

There was no trace when I bought it...nice sunny day last year and fine after the 350mile drive home, but all winter its looked like that.
I think an oil change and a catch can is next on order! :drinking:
Title: Re: Oil Cap question
Post by: Gene Hunt on January 22, 2012, 05:58:09 pm: Mine does it,quick wipe round with an old clean cloth does the trick. :happy2:
Title: Re: Oil Cap question
Post by: rengti on January 22, 2012, 07:41:57 pm: No problem whatsoever, mine does it as I only do 10 minutes to work and then back. I wiped the oil cap clean and went on a 120 mile round trip and it was clean afters still. They just need a good blast! :driver:
Title: Re: Oil Cap question
Post by: MPS on January 22, 2012, 08:34:10 pm: Cold weather and short journeys thus not giving the engine chance to get up to proper operating temperature is the cause of this. Mine's exactly the same!
Title: Re: Oil Cap question
Post by: GNJ_Motorsport on January 22, 2012, 08:47:07 pm: I get the same on my S3 mate. As said, check the coolant tank and the dipstick. if it is in/on either then walk away.