one2many

oil is fine. thats the first thing i checked.

compression isnt great but consistent.


i have a catch can on it, with oem fittings on the back of the block.

car has a small coolant leak at the radiator, so i im not sure if im loosing any inside the motor. ill fix that today and see what happens. its cold here and i usually drive w/o the fan on. coolant temps never go over 200 and it takes it some time to get up there.


condensation, thats what my dad is telling me but im thinking its the rings. never thought it was headgasket.

chronic

Well do you always have that build up? Or just once and a while.

one2many

no, first time i've seen it. i changed the oil in it like a month and a half ago and nothing was there.


i was gonna work on it today but it ------- snowed.

my friend said he'll let me borrow his leak down tester so i'll see where im at for sure.


thanks guys.

stillnoturbo

I notice that on my Volvo but changed the oil and it was squeeky clean.

one2many

i have that expansive royal purple ----, 10w-30 i think. could that have anything to do w/ it ?

bigdaddyvtec

ANY oil when mixed with waters gonna get all funky....


Youre fucked.

93hatchturbo

I have the same problem. Just in the winter time when the condensation is upped.

one2many

lol, headgaskets arnt ---- you fat bastard.


will see what the real deal is once the weather clears up.

the_visualist

If you haven't had any major problems recently, it's prob just condensation or one of the other small things. Oh, and did you say you changed your oil a month and a half ago? how much do you drive??

BTW, 93 hatch did I mention your avatar seriously ------- scares me?

one2many

yeah, i dont drive much. maybe like 5/600 miles a month on average.


its been snowing here for like the past 3 days, no garage FTMFL !