Head Gasket

[AndyAK66]

Hi check oil keeps coming on,dealership cant find a problem realistically dont think they could find thier arse with both hands, checked today neck of oil filler looks like cold beef fat and filler top got white fatty deposit, didnt drive the van for 4 days, started ok then cut out, took several attempts to restart was only firing on a couple of cylinders, my thoughts head gasket !!!

 

[AndyAK66]

Im not sure if i can name and shame the dealership on the forum, can anyone recommend a dealership other than Peterborough, im 15 miles south of Lincoln

 

[Pete C]

What colour is the oil on the dipstick ?

“Mayonnaise” at the top of the oil filler neck is not uncommon on these vehicles, based on previous posts. It doesn’t automatically mean head gasket failure.

Pete

 

[Northern Monkey]

Have a look here about mayonnaise in the filler So I looked in the engine bay..and then the oil filler
Please keep us updated on this problem

 

[Olly T6]

I’ve got a friend with a t6 and his head has cracked, same sort of issue with the light coming on

 

[Loz]

Hi check oil keeps coming on,dealership cant find a problem realistically dont think they could find thier arse with both hands, checked today neck of oil filler looks like cold beef fat and filler top got white fatty deposit, didnt drive the van for 4 days, started ok then cut out, took several attempts to restart was only firing on a couple of cylinders, my thoughts head gasket !!!

Do you have any black residue in the coolant reservoir?

 

[AndyAK66]

Not looked wil check later

 

[AndyAK66]

What colour is the oil on the dipstick ?

“Mayonnaise” at the top of the oil filler neck is not uncommon on these vehicles, based on previous posts. It doesn’t automatically mean head gasket failure.

Pete

Oil on dipstick seemed ok, but the neck of the oil filler is almost blocked with thick grey colour mayo

 

[Sjacko20]

Oil on dipstick seemed ok, but the neck of the oil filler is almost blocked with thick grey colour mayo

As ridiculous as it sounds, this appears to be normal. If you look at the linked thread above, there is a picture of mine on the page which VW says is normal.

 

[AndyAK66]

Thanks, looks to be a common problem, it going in Friday, dealership didnt seem overly surprised, said its normal and blamed the oil vent pipe and an ingress of moisture??

 

[Olly T6]

Thanks, looks to be a common problem, it going in Friday, dealership didnt seem overly surprised, said its normal and blamed the oil vent pipe and an ingress of moisture?? View attachment 35281 View attachment 35282

If it was normal then wouldn’t every t6 have it?
I’m Gona go check mine right now

 

[Dellmassive]

There is a VW TPI about this, its normal for most people unless you have the engine running HOT for at least a few hours every day, and not just short runs.

Customer statement / workshop findings:

White paste/foam/sludge in oil filler neck.



Technical background:
Because of its high efficiency the engine EA288 has low waste heat. As a result, the temperature is too low for the water in the filler neck to evaporate. The big temperature difference of the filler pipe/cap to the remaining
system/oil circuit leads to increased condensed water formation on the filler neck/cap. The resulting emulsion (of oil and steam) is deposited as oil sludge.
On the EA288 engine in the Caddy, T6 and Crafter the filler neck/cap is positioned directly in the air flow (no engine cover panel). This assists the condensate formation. Production change


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Explain the following background to the customer: The big temperature difference of the filler pipe/cap to the remaining system/oil circuit leads to increased condensed water formation on the filler neck/cap.
The emulsion on the filler pipe/cap is must therefore be regarded as normal. A repair is not necessary. But the emulsion can also be caused by external water supply, therefore the following points must be observed.
• To rule out other causes check the oil and coolant level.

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[Loz]

Not looked wil check later

Yeah, the reason I ask is there a friend of mine had an O-ring failed on the oil cooler and this allowed oil to go into the cooling system and his symptoms were black soot and oil appearing inside the reservoir.

Yours does sound more like a faulty combined oil sender unit.

 

[AndyAK66]

There is a VW TPI about this, its normal for most people unless you have the engine running HOT for at least a few hours every day, and not just short runs.

Customer statement / workshop findings:

White paste/foam/sludge in oil filler neck.



Technical background:
Because of its high efficiency the engine EA288 has low waste heat. As a result, the temperature is too low for the water in the filler neck to evaporate. The big temperature difference of the filler pipe/cap to the remaining
system/oil circuit leads to increased condensed water formation on the filler neck/cap. The resulting emulsion (of oil and steam) is deposited as oil sludge.
On the EA288 engine in the Caddy, T6 and Crafter the filler neck/cap is positioned directly in the air flow (no engine cover panel). This assists the condensate formation. Production change


- Measure
Explain the following background to the customer: The big temperature difference of the filler pipe/cap to the remaining system/oil circuit leads to increased condensed water formation on the filler neck/cap.
The emulsion on the filler pipe/cap is must therefore be regarded as normal. A repair is not necessary. But the emulsion can also be caused by external water supply, therefore the following points must be observed.
• To rule out other causes check the oil and coolant level.

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Eventually got the van back today with a full explanation for the white deposit, took time to get it sorted by comfortable its normal, just bit worrying when you first discover it

 

[RedUn]

There is a VW TPI about this, its normal for most people unless you have the engine running HOT for at least a few hours every day, and not just short runs.

Customer statement / workshop findings:

White paste/foam/sludge in oil filler neck.



Technical background:
Because of its high efficiency the engine EA288 has low waste heat. As a result, the temperature is too low for the water in the filler neck to evaporate. The big temperature difference of the filler pipe/cap to the remaining
system/oil circuit leads to increased condensed water formation on the filler neck/cap. The resulting emulsion (of oil and steam) is deposited as oil sludge.
On the EA288 engine in the Caddy, T6 and Crafter the filler neck/cap is positioned directly in the air flow (no engine cover panel). This assists the condensate formation. Production change


- Measure
Explain the following background to the customer: The big temperature difference of the filler pipe/cap to the remaining system/oil circuit leads to increased condensed water formation on the filler neck/cap.
The emulsion on the filler pipe/cap is must therefore be regarded as normal. A repair is not necessary. But the emulsion can also be caused by external water supply, therefore the following points must be observed.
• To rule out other causes check the oil and coolant level.

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Really interesting comment about the engine cover! Looks like it might be worth fitting one?

 

[Pete C]

Or maybe insulate the oil filler neck ?

Pete

 

[AndyAK66]

Thats a shame had my mum still been with us she would have knitted the filler cap a woolly hat and a scarf for the filler neck

 

[Northern Monkey]

Thats a shame had my mum still been with us she would have knitted the filler cap a woolly hat and a scarf for the filler neck

Got one to keep me knob warm!

 

[Casual1874]

Im not sure if i can name and shame the dealership on the forum, can anyone recommend a dealership other than Peterborough, im 15 miles south of Lincoln

Hi check oil keeps coming on,dealership cant find a problem realistically dont think they could find thier arse with both hands, checked today neck of oil filler looks like cold beef fat and filler top got white fatty deposit, didnt drive the van for 4 days, started ok then cut out, took several attempts to restart was only firing on a couple of cylinders, my thoughts head gasket !!!

Hi
Was this your van ? By any chance

 

[Casual1874]

There is a VW TPI about this, its normal for most people unless you have the engine running HOT for at least a few hours every day, and not just short runs.

Customer statement / workshop findings:

White paste/foam/sludge in oil filler neck.



Technical background:
Because of its high efficiency the engine EA288 has low waste heat. As a result, the temperature is too low for the water in the filler neck to evaporate. The big temperature difference of the filler pipe/cap to the remaining
system/oil circuit leads to increased condensed water formation on the filler neck/cap. The resulting emulsion (of oil and steam) is deposited as oil sludge.
On the EA288 engine in the Caddy, T6 and Crafter the filler neck/cap is positioned directly in the air flow (no engine cover panel). This assists the condensate formation. Production change


- Measure
Explain the following background to the customer: The big temperature difference of the filler pipe/cap to the remaining system/oil circuit leads to increased condensed water formation on the filler neck/cap.
The emulsion on the filler pipe/cap is must therefore be regarded as normal. A repair is not necessary. But the emulsion can also be caused by external water supply, therefore the following points must be observed.
• To rule out other causes check the oil and coolant level.

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