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Update: milky stuff on oil cap 200 1983

posted by  someone claiming to be Ugly Duckling on  Tue Dec 5 09:44 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Thanks all for the info. I don't think I have a blown gasket. I checked the oil level and it looks fine--no unusual increase in level. I think it was condensation because of the cold, foggy weather we've been having. I'm surprised the car runs pretty strong for a 4 banger. By the way, I got my license plate lights working (Yay!), now I can drive it at night without fear of being stopped for it. Over the weekend, I reconnected the wire, soldered it, and put electrician's tape over it and, voila, it worked! Wow, there is some sense of pride in fixing something by yourself (no matter how simple it may be). Next time, I'm going to do my own oil change! I'm sick of spending money on something that shouldn't be expensive. When I got my car, the first thing I did was change the oil, but I thought I didn't have the tools or the confidence to do it. I ended up spending $20 (the lowest price I could find that mentioned "MB, BMW, Volvo" in their oil change ad) on an oil change with a FRAM filter! And not only that, the guy poured in about 5qts of oil--thought the manual said 4? Anyhow, will that kill my engine? Btw, the guy told me that Frams cost more than a Volvo filter, thus hinting to me that "expensive" means better.





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