Do check the dipstick but also pull the oil fill. There is a yellow plastic screen inside (at least there is supposed to be one!). If it is not just oily but has droplets of water or a film of milky white then you have confirmed a popped head gasket at least. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Daryl Scott <daryl_scott32@...> wrote: > > Pull the oil dipstick and look at it. Is it milky? If so, could be gas and/or water. Water would lead towards the cracked head. Most likely, you have a ton of gas in the engine from cranking it an flooding via the cold start injector. Change the oil and filter and s To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/