Milky dip stick after head gasket replacement
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Milky dip stick after head gasket replacement
Hey everyone, i have read enjoyed reading this forum for years and have finally found a reason to post.
I changed my head gasket two weeks ago due to having a milky dipstick and sludge in my radiator fill neck. I got the head looked at and the valves done and told there was no crack in the head
I checked my oil last week, everything was fine but today i checked and it is milky again. Oil pressure is good, the temp is at 210 and it seems to be running good. I am wondering what is causing the milky oil on the dipstick.
i torqued the head bolts correctly, used the sealant on #11 also.
I have read about it possibly being the CCV? Is there anything else that could be causing this?
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I changed my head gasket two weeks ago due to having a milky dipstick and sludge in my radiator fill neck. I got the head looked at and the valves done and told there was no crack in the head
I checked my oil last week, everything was fine but today i checked and it is milky again. Oil pressure is good, the temp is at 210 and it seems to be running good. I am wondering what is causing the milky oil on the dipstick.
i torqued the head bolts correctly, used the sealant on #11 also.
I have read about it possibly being the CCV? Is there anything else that could be causing this?
1993 4.0 5 speed
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Hey everyone, i have read enjoyed reading this forum for years and have finally found a reason to post.
I changed my head gasket two weeks ago due to having a milky dipstick and sludge in my radiator fill neck. I got the head looked at and the valves done and told there was no crack in the head
I checked my oil last week, everything was fine but today i checked and it is milky again. Oil pressure is good, the temp is at 210 and it seems to be running good. I am wondering what is causing the milky oil on the dipstick.
i torqued the head bolts correctly, used the sealant on #11 also.
I have read about it possibly being the CCV? Is there anything else that could be causing this?
1993 4.0 5 speed
I changed my head gasket two weeks ago due to having a milky dipstick and sludge in my radiator fill neck. I got the head looked at and the valves done and told there was no crack in the head
I checked my oil last week, everything was fine but today i checked and it is milky again. Oil pressure is good, the temp is at 210 and it seems to be running good. I am wondering what is causing the milky oil on the dipstick.
i torqued the head bolts correctly, used the sealant on #11 also.
I have read about it possibly being the CCV? Is there anything else that could be causing this?
1993 4.0 5 speed
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I looked over the surface of the block and everything seemed okay. I made sure to clean the surface well before putting the gasket on. Could it be from left over coolant in the block at all?
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Yes there could be some residuals, but normally not enough to cause the whole system to churn milky again and the filter will usually catch what little residuals there are. Is it just a little bit on the stick with normal looking oil below it? Or is it all milky? You did say the "oil" was milky again right? Or did I read that wrong?
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My dipstick shows some moisture on the top end sometimes. Not quite "milky" but some moisture build up. Didin't seem to do it in summer....
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How many miles is your normal drive? If you dont drive it long enough to get the oil up to temp, it never burns the water off. Causes the same thing to happen.
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I would also change just the filter a few more times in 500 mile intervals and top it off again. But if it doesn't stop after this then you are definitely still getting some coolant in there from somewhere. It won't be a big concern until it starts to turn all the oil on the stick milky or starts to run at a lower oil pressure.
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I usually drive 20 miles one way to work but long distances over the weekends. I changed the oil tonight and flushed the coolant so hopefully it was just junk left over.
Thanks for all the replies.
Thanks for all the replies.