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Old 11-10-2010, 11:51 AM
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Angry whats this crap in my catch can! help
hey guys found this crud in the bottom on my catch can along with regular oil that gets in there.
what the hell is it?

the oil in the car looks fine
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Old 11-10-2010, 12:44 PM
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looks like water to me.
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Yup more than likely just condensation and oil mix. I get it on the bottom side of my oil cap all the time. As long as the rest of your oil doesn't look like that it's fine.
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That is what the PCV system does...removes water vapor....without it your engines oil would start looking like that. Now instead of getting drawn into the engine intake the water vapor is condensing in the catch can.
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it looks like a tiny lobster
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Originally Posted by ShevrolayZ28
it looks like a tiny lobster
lol, idk why but tht made me lol
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Originally Posted by ShevrolayZ28
it looks like a tiny lobster
lol

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It looks like you take a lot of short trips where the engine isn't at operating temp long enoug to burn off that condensation goodness.
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Old 11-14-2010, 09:50 AM
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Your engine has a yeast infection... better go see the doc! seriously tho thats is normally caused by making short trips without letting the engine reach operating temp. Atleast thats what others have posted over the years.
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