Monterey ZJ

so i have white paste in my 2002 4-Runner. Nothing on the dip stick ,not in the oil filter and dropped the pan and NOTHING,Only when i remove the oil cap there is a hint of water/oil......FYI i live about 1,000 feet from the ocean moister maybe ??? Oh its not getting hot or using water ...Am i being PARANOID ?

Gee oh Dee

Conden..........



































.......sation.

(Family Guy reference)

There is condensation in there somehow. My old Toyota pickup had the same issue. Never cared enough to do anything with it tho.

Do you run the vehicle for short periods of time, shutting it off before it gets fully warm?

jnicewan

I would say normal condensation too. Its more common to see that when having cooler weather, humid air or short trip driving. Dont get too worried about it, but you might double check the oil and coolant levels for a few days just to make sure.

Mr Talon

A sign for this is also. Do you start your vehicle and immediately take off, or do you let it warm up for a couple minutes?

Monterey ZJ

warms up about 5-10 minutes every morning ,Bit cold inside first thing.

Monterey ZJ

She only drives 3 miles a day @ the most.

jnicewan

That will do it, 3 miles might get the engine up to temp but its not running long enough to completely burn off the moisture thats drawn in each time it cools down.

lookin2wheel

My 2000 Durango had the same issue and it turned out to be a blown head gasket between cylinders 1 and 3. Did the heads and now I dont have that issue. Just something to think about. But most likely it is condensation.