oid and water mixing on dipstick 96 850 non turbo

Discussion in 'Volvo 850' started by Kelly, Feb 14, 2005.

  1. Kelly

    Kelly Guest

    Hi all. Checking my wife's oil a little over a month ago and I noticed
    a milky mixture on the dipstick. The milky mix stays above the oil
    level and does not appear to contaminate the oil. The oil stays clean,
    since I have checked it weekly and did a change last week. The PVC was
    cleaned out as well and it also contained the milky oil/water mix, but
    still the oil stays clean. Obviously there is a buildup of water vapor
    in the crankcase and the only area it can condense is in the cooler
    dipstick tube and the pvc hose going to the flame trap. While looking
    around here I saw another person with the same problem but there were
    no solutions given except clean the PVC(flametrap) which I did. Does
    anyone know where the water vapor comes from? Can it be reduced or
    eliminated? Where should I start on this one? We are in NJ but I have
    never noticed this problem in winters past. Thanks in advance!
     
    Kelly, Feb 14, 2005
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  2. Kelly

    Michael Pardee Guest

    Normal combustion produces water vapor (right at a gallon of water for every
    gallon of gas burned) and some of it collects in the oil. My guess is that
    it has been used only for short trips and the water hasn't had a chance to
    "boil off" (not really boiling, but you get the idea).

    Mike
     
    Michael Pardee, Feb 14, 2005
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    Donegal Paul Guest

    "Michael Pardee" said ot "Kelly"
    Im assuming that your coolant in the expansion tank looks normal?
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    Donegal Paul, Feb 14, 2005
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