White stuff on oil cap

**palooza** · 02-09-2011,05:41 PM

Hi, I've been getting quite a bit of white stuff on my oil cap, and I wanna know what is causing it.

Before you say headgasket read the following..

My car isn't loosing power, a mechanic says my radiator pipes are normal (the squeezing thing), my oil colour is normal, I'm not loosing water and there isn't a problem with my oil cooler housing as thats been tested also. There is never any white stuff on the dipstick, and no oil in my coolant. My car doesn't overheat either.

What could be the problem? Is it the headgasket as I've been told several times it is and several times that it isn't.

PS.. Golf MK4 1.6 8V 1998

**kenney** · 02-09-2011,06:28 PM

check the engine breather hose,it is also normal if you have many short trips and the engine does not reach 90deg,

**stevie-g-2.6** · 03-09-2011,09:09 AM

take the car on long drives...if you just pottering to work down the road or just to the shops its not getting warm enough to get rid of the condensation that forms in the engine....a dam good thrash every now n then will do it good....

**belfastmark** · 03-09-2011,04:14 PM

Hi
It sounds like you have water in your oil caused by condensation. When did she last have an oil change ?

**Tyler 1** · 06-09-2011,10:39 AM

I had the same issue with my Bora and it turned out to be the short Journeys...

**gavsman** · 06-09-2011,11:53 AM

Have the same thing on my Merc A140 - short journeys - engine not reaching optimal temp to burn off the condensation, take to car for a good run on the motorway now & again.