smoke from oil cap
01-20-19, 07:00 PM
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smoke from oil cap
HI guys,
i just went to look at a low mileage (110k mls) 2003 gx470. After the truck had idled for 20+ minutes and was lightly driven I removed the oil cap and noticed a small amount of smoke coming out. I also saw what look like some old burnt oil around the rim of the engine block (engine oil cap was clean).
I tried to replicate the situation.. running it without the oil cap, running it then removing the oil cap etc etc but couldn't make it happen.
Is this considered normal? I imagine it happened the first time due to the engine running/idling longer?
Thanks for any help!
i just went to look at a low mileage (110k mls) 2003 gx470. After the truck had idled for 20+ minutes and was lightly driven I removed the oil cap and noticed a small amount of smoke coming out. I also saw what look like some old burnt oil around the rim of the engine block (engine oil cap was clean).
I tried to replicate the situation.. running it without the oil cap, running it then removing the oil cap etc etc but couldn't make it happen.
Is this considered normal? I imagine it happened the first time due to the engine running/idling longer?
Thanks for any help!
01-21-19, 08:11 AM
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Agreed, some vapor out the oil cap opening of a running engine isn't unusual. If you set the loose oil cap on the opening and it's dancing around like crazy, that's cause for concern IMO.
01-21-19, 08:38 AM
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What color was the oil? Gold-ish to black is normal. Milky white or peanut-butter colored is not.
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