losing oil

[JayGotti]

a buddy of mine has a swapped e30 with a 95 525i m50 in it. we did an oil change 2 days ago and when he came back to my house i checked his dipstick there was no sign of oil? what could be the problem?

[AnimalE30]

How much oil did you put in to begin with?

[shiboujin]

It probably leaked out

[JayGotti]

How much oil did you put in to begin with?

i added oil until it was in between the the 2 lines

[JayGotti]

I opened his oil cap and this white slime was there and really smelled horrible

[FLG]

Is the rest of the oil mixed like that? Blown head gasket.

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[KoKoSe7eN]

The cap is from normal operation of these engine with moisture mixing with oil
Unless the level of coolant is going down... Then headgasket or cracked head/block could be issue

[JayGotti]

The cap is from normal operation of these engine with moisture mixing with oil
Unless the level of coolant is going down... Then headgasket or cracked head/block could be issue

Idk I drove it and everything seems fine, how do you tell if you're head is cracked/block. I did the swap for him and the motor looked good

[KoKoSe7eN]

As with oil consumption issue... Did you make sure you started the car so oil can pass through oil housing and passages before you rechecked oil level... If not... It will be empty

[mtlbloodshot]

This is why before doing a swap, you take time and give the engine a minor/major tune up.

[JayGotti]

As with oil consumption issue... Did you make sure you started the car so oil can pass through oil housing and passages before you rechecked oil level... If not... It will be empty

Yes

[JayGotti]

bump

[JayGotti]

btw the car has no signs of dripping oil, it doesnt leak at all while parked. weird thing is i swapped out the dipstick to my m20 one and according to the m20 stick it past the the second line by a half?

[JayGotti]

Bump

[butters]

how do you tell if you're head is cracked/block

Unless the level of coolant is going down... Then headgasket or cracked head/block could be issue