Found this under the oil filler cap
Dip stick is rusty
Is it bad?
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Blitz
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N42B20. Drives fine, no problems.
Found this under the oil filler cap
Dip stick is rusty
Is it bad?
Found this under the oil filler cap
Dip stick is rusty
Is it bad?
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jbh
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has it been sitting for a while? is there any coolant loss? you could try giving it an oil change and clean all the breathers even use a engine flush on it before you change the oil you could be lucky
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irish320i
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What kinda use is it getting, is the thermostat working properly could be that its not heating fully if your not losing coolant
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I would suspect lots of short journeys and not getting up to temp..
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Just done some research and your right its normal for the engine.Jhonno wrote:I would suspect lots of short journeys and not getting up to temp..
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Still it looks like it needs a oil change 
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+1 I would give it a flush and oil change..appletree wrote:Still it looks like it needs a oil change