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Hi Russ, Have you changed the type of oil you use lately- it could be due to this as certain mmultigrade oils have a tendancy to produce this emulsion or yellow crud. Andy 65 type 344 62 type 343 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ wolfe" <russella@prairieinet.net> To: "Type 3 Mailing List" <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [T3] yellow crud on dipstick > On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 02:05, Parker-Durost wrote: > > Three weeks ago when checking my oil I noticed a yellow, sorta > > foamy, slick crud on the inside cap portion of the dipstick. I cleaned > > it off, and two weeks later it was back again. What is it? This is a > > daily driver, with the engine getting up to temp. on the 7 mile commute > > every day. I've had the car for 6 years now and never seen this. I was > > about a half quart low at the time. > > > This is a mixture of moisture and oil. I wouldn't worry too much about > it. You will see it inside the crankcase breather too. > > -- > Russ Wolfe > '66 FB MT (It drove) > '71 FB AT > '65 Bug (not running) > russw@classicvw.org > http://www.classicvw.org > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/