possible antifreeze leak

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Old 04-06-2008, 10:34 AM
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possible antifreeze leak

everytime to change my oil ( mobil 1 5w-30 ) about every 4k, i notice white milky skin on the fill cap, but i do not lose any antifreeze i think, and the oil is not milky, just dark brown like normal, should i be concerned about this? or just possible bad pcv? BTW this is a 2000 f150 with a 5.4 and 134k mi.
 
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Old 04-06-2008, 03:14 PM
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no need to worry, thats just condensation that builds up on the underside of the cap. its completely normal to see that, just wipe it off!
 
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Old 04-06-2008, 10:25 PM
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Too many short trips don't let the oil get hot enough to burn off any condensation. You need to take it out and drive it for a couple of hrs.
 
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