Reply With Quotejust residual oil that was left in the coolant passages, clean it up periodicly and you should be good to go.
e34 535 - coolant cap sludge
hello all.
just topped up my coolant tank, and noticed a cream coloured sludge on the underside of the filler cap. is this somthing i should be worried about? the head gasket went last august (and was fixed at great expence!) but i havnt noticed the sludge before....
tolly
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just residual oil that was left in the coolant passages, clean it up periodicly and you should be good to go.
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What do you mean, residual oil?
What do you mean? There shouldn't be any oil in the coolant.Originally Posted by 632 Regal
Ken
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from the old gasket and/or when the head was pulled oil can get into the water passages, dont take much more than a few drops.
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It's hard to get all of the nastiness out, especially if it gets bad.
best, whit
phew! thanks guys, dont mind telling you i was a little concerned about that, ive cleaned it all off and wil keep an eye on it anyway.
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Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
John F. Kennedy
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