The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

gummy oil 850 1995

posted by  cout on  Sun Dec 19 10:40 CST 2004
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

Went to the gas station to get gas today and decided to check my oil at the same time. The levels were fine, but the dipstick has some sort of residue on it; the stuff looks like rust but is wet and wipes off like mud. At the bottom of the dipstick where the oil is, there is some sort of gummy substance.

I just changed my oil yesterday and nothing looked particularly out of the ordinary (except for a small black deposits at one spot on the underside of the engine). The engine runs and sounds fine for the most part (my mechanic -- who specializes in Volvos -- tells me that the turbo sounds louder to him than most other 850s).

Any ideas what this stuff might be? Will it hurt my engine? How can I get rid of it safely?





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.