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    Need help with question

    Asking question, need help.

    so I was looking at my oil cap and I found this I have no clue what it could mean and it does seem normal.
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    Originally posted by Nate.E30 View Post
    Asking question, need help.

    so I was looking at my oil cap and I found this I have no clue what it could mean and it does seem normal.

    I'd say it looks normal; no milky film from condensation or thick chocolate milkshake mess from a headgasket issue. Does it have any hint of a fuel smell? What is your specific concern?

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      #3
      On my monitor, it looks like green coolant.

      But that's just an observation.

      To help you with your question, you should make the subject "substance on oil filler cap?"
      or something along those lines.

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      now, sometimes I just mess with people. It's more entertaining that way. george graves

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        #4
        Yeah it smell a little like fuel but not to much. And my coolant is blue. Also thanks for the help with that I’m new to this stuff

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          #5
          Originally posted by Nate.E30 View Post
          Yeah it smell a little like fuel but not to much. And my coolant is blue. Also thanks for the help with that I’m new to this stuff

          We were all new at this at some point so don't sweat it. A bit of fuel smell is probably just the normal smell used oil gets after some time in the engine. As to the color, I do see a slight hue, however the lighting might be exaggerating the normal color of the oil.


          If you want solid peace of mind, go to https://www.blackstone-labs.com and order up an oil sample kit and at your next oil change take a sample and send it in for analysis. No better way to judge the health of the engine without opening it up.

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            #6
            Is the car new to you? If you’re not sure what oil is in it, the greenish tinge (if that’s not just the photo) could be liquimoly molygen oil that has dye in it to make it easier to spot leaks? Not sure if other oil manufacturers have taken on that idea as I run nothing that exotic in the e30. I just get Penrite synthetic when it’s on special, which is just the normal brown colour like Dino oil.
            My e30: OEM+ with M30B35

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              #7
              Alright yeah thank you guys I’ll check out that oil kit and I definitely don’t think there is anything special like that in it.

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