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Title: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: danzigfan on 19 January 2017, 08:53:25
Hy guys, I know V6 can have some mayo in filler neck in winter time but this much?  :(
I had quite a few short runs  this month...having cam cover leak again after two years and I suspect HBV is leaking again (coolant under transmission when parked).
Anyone else had that amount of mayo in filler neck?

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Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: danzigfan on 19 January 2017, 08:53:50
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Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: MonzaGSE on 19 January 2017, 09:05:40
Looks about the same as my 3,0v6. Temperatures here has been aroun -10 to -15c and i have only done 16km trips to work. So im not worried about it.
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: danzigfan on 19 January 2017, 09:08:28
Same temperatures here....well I hope it's nothing else,  thanks Monza
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: X30XE on 19 January 2017, 09:41:49
Check if it's clean on the dipstick  :)
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: danzigfan on 19 January 2017, 09:44:03
Quote from: X30XE on 19 January 2017, 09:41:49
Check if it's clean on the dipstick  :)

 
Oil on the dipstick is clean, no mayo there
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: X30XE on 19 January 2017, 09:57:04
Can't be oil cooler or HG then  :y

Least you can unclip the filler neck to clean it out if you wanted.
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: danzigfan on 19 January 2017, 09:59:46
Quote from: X30XE on 19 January 2017, 09:57:04
Can't be oil cooler or HG then  :y

Least you can unclip the filler neck to clean it out if you wanted.

Can I remove filler neck and drive with cap directly on cam cover?
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 19 January 2017, 10:10:02
Quote from: danzigfan on 19 January 2017, 09:59:46
Quote from: X30XE on 19 January 2017, 09:57:04
Can't be oil cooler or HG then  :y

Least you can unclip the filler neck to clean it out if you wanted.

Can I remove filler neck and drive with cap directly on cam cover?
You can, although the filler neck gives the mayo somewhere neutral to collect... remove, clean and refit... repeat once a week or do longer journeys ;)
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: Kevin Wood on 19 January 2017, 10:50:55
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 19 January 2017, 10:10:02
You can, although the filler neck gives the mayo somewhere neutral to collect... remove, clean and refit... repeat once a week or do longer journeys ;)

I suspect that, if you don't give it anywhere cool to collect, it will evaporate off the hot oil and get6 drawn through the breathers. Makes little difference either way as it does no harm in the filler neck.

It's especially worthwhile checking that the breathers are clear in such conditions, though, especially as any crud in them will freeze and block them completely.
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: danzigfan on 19 January 2017, 11:09:14
Now that you said Kevin, passenger side (UK) cam cover started leaking just when the temparatures were almost -20  :-\ Breathers were cleaned spotless two years ago but could it be the gunk in them that caused the cam cover gasket  to fail ?
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 19 January 2017, 11:12:38
That's usually how it works...

Filler is the highest dead end, but once the covers start to fill up, then it gets everywhere which soon blocks the breathers...
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: danzigfan on 19 January 2017, 11:15:16
Well that's really nice... :-X >:( part of omega relationship I guess ??? 
I will clean the filler neck and refit it I'm going on motorway tommorow morning, will ckeck for a gunk afterward
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 19 January 2017, 11:19:08
Yup...

Only a handful of things that fail... hbv/camcover gaskets/breathers/wishbones/crank sensors/header tanks...

Treat them as service items and the thing should last indefinitely  :y
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: danzigfan on 19 January 2017, 11:23:53
I learned to live with that  ;D ...like I have a choice, right? Gasket will wait untill warmer weather for now.
Thanks guys :y
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: Tricky Dicky on 19 January 2017, 11:39:35
Looks like the same amount of gunk as in mine here in the UK where it's cold but not as cold as Central Europe. All down to the short runs I do to work (too lazy to get on me bike). I cleaned mine out the other week before a good motorway run to Stansted and back - I checked it the next day and it was as clean as a whistle  :).
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: Bojan on 19 January 2017, 12:09:07
danzigfan, that's quite normal.
I had roughly that amount of mayo in filler neck, back in the days when it was still on the car.
I've removed it 5 years ago - no problems ever.
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: danzigfan on 19 January 2017, 12:23:46
Quote from: Bojan on 19 January 2017, 12:09:07
danzigfan, that's quite normal.
I had roughly that amount of mayo in filler neck, back in the days when it was still on the car.
I've removed it 5 years ago - no problems ever.

I will keep the filler neck for now Bojan and I will take a look now into small breather hoses on the top of the plenum to see if there's any gunk inside. Thanks
Title: Re: That's a lot of gunk
Post by: Kevin Wood on 19 January 2017, 12:26:14
Yep, a good motorway run will help, as the sustained high revs will heat the oil up, ensure some airflow through the breathers and also fling plenty of oil up into the filler pipe to clean it!