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14-05-2007, 01:26 PM | #1 | ||
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Just pulled up at the Servo and did my routine oil check. There were air bubbles in the oil when I checked the dipstick. Is this normal?
I think I read somewhere on this forum that it may indicate a blown head or something like that. Excuse my poor knowledge but I check it everyweek and this is the first time I've noticed the bubbles. I have been driving it hard this week too. Please let me know.
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14-05-2007, 01:36 PM | #2 | ||
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Are you sure its air bubbles, or are the water bubbles!
Air bubbles = nothing to worry about. Water bubbles = something to worry about.
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14-05-2007, 01:37 PM | #3 | ||
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was it low?
Does the inside of the oil cap look like iced coffee?
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14-05-2007, 01:49 PM | #4 | ||
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Sounds like H 2 0 or water!
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14-05-2007, 04:50 PM | #5 | ||
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Same thing happened to me a couple of months ago, accompanied by a loss of oil pressure, the oil pickup was loose where it joins on the pump.
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14-05-2007, 04:53 PM | #6 | ||
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burst them on your finger, if they're full of water it will be obvious.
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14-05-2007, 05:00 PM | #7 | ||
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If there is water in the oil, its really obvious to see.
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14-05-2007, 07:40 PM | #8 | ||
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could be the nut behind the wheel
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14-05-2007, 08:03 PM | #9 | ||
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A pick-up tube "O" ring out of position or an air leak where the pick-up tube connects to
the pump will cause bubbles in the oil and really should be fixed.
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