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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 09:19 PM
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Water inside oil cap.

When I remove my oil cap there is water on the inside of the oil cap. But looking in the valve cover it looks normal. I drained my oil and it looked normal. Is this caused by condensation maybe? It's been dropping below freezing at night here.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 09:24 PM
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Re: Water inside oil cap.

yes it's normal for some condensation to gather there, nothing to worry about.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 09:44 PM
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Re: Water inside oil cap.

try to get the engine up to normal running temps to help get rid of the condensation, that is why short trips are not usally good
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 07:35 PM
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Re: Water inside oil cap.

Well thats good to know jtsk thanks. And chads I always warm up my engine before driving. The motor just don't like to stay running when cold. I've never been much of a fan of driving a cold car. Maybe I'm just weird like that.
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