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Old 04-09-2005, 09:20 PM
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Random Question... Smoke from dipstick??

Hey guys. Today i started my motor up cold after sitting a day. I was under the engine compartment filling the wwf... and i decited to pull the dipstick, and a little bit of smoke rolled out. Just wondering if this was normal... got me a little worried... thanks

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Old 04-09-2005, 09:23 PM
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I would not be concerned if it only happens when the dipstick is out. If the engine has several leaking gaskets and the dipstick keeps getting pushed out, that's a different story..
 
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Old 04-09-2005, 09:59 PM
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Yep - the same gunck that comes out of your ccv!
 
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Old 04-09-2005, 11:38 PM
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Normal stuff. Try removing your oil filler cap and see what happens. Then you'll understand why we want to do the CCV mod.
 
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Thanks guys, Just wanted to be sure!

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