I can't thank people like you enough. Thank you for taking the time to explain things like this. I know other mechanics might be getting pissed because you might be assisting in their loss of money. But I think it's absolutely beautiful that you pass on information like this and it helps people be more informed.

I'm a retired lifetime Ford tech...I love your channel it's the most accurate info out there

Thank you, Brian. When I saw that on my oil filler cap, I immediately thought the worst. Checked the crankcase oil and it was clean and full. Now I'll replace the PCV valve on my "06 MGM!

First off, Thank You! My 92' Jeep Wrangler oil cap looked just like that this morning. My Dad was a mechanic for 30yrs, so I automatically thought coolant leak. Your video eased my fears by informing me about the dipstick oil looking great still, which mine does and that confused me. The short distance part makes sense. I drive it daily, which I know has helped it stay alive, but my commute is only 1.4 miles. Just back and forth for 1 yr. now. Your video reminded me what my Dad told me also many times, that you have to open an engine up once in a while. He lives 30min.'s away and visits me quite a bit. But you helped me maybe switch that around and visit him more and we could tinker around and do more maintenance that he loves to do and is probably needed. Thanks for helping an older Dad, Jeep and son out..

This video was EXTREMELY helpful. I live in Texas and we have had a lot of cold weather recently. I have been mostly driving my 2009 ford pickup and had been letting my 1999 Explorer sit in the driveway except for short little trips. The explorer was just given to me and I am in the process of fixing all the little problems it has so it has been a fun little project car for me. I went out to explorer this morning to check all my fluids, went to add a quart of oil (Its got minor leaks) and all under the cap was the pudding. I had seen it before on other vehicles but it still worried me, even though my dipstick was clean. So this video pretty much answered any question I had and provided me with a little relief. Thanks FordTechMakuloco !

Thank you for putting my mind at ease. I moved up to Washington State 5 years ago from Southern California. I drive a 20 year old F-150, with close to 300,000 miles on the 4.2 V6. I had never seen a car do this before (because warm climate). The truck runs fantastic, but I was beginning to think I needed to start shopping for a crate engine due to this. A friend told me just what you said, and it makes sense... thank you for verifying his assertion that this is normal in a cold climate.

Same problem with my BMW E39 520i from 2001.no sines of overheating or other stuff which could mean a head ascent damage and even after the oil and filter change I still have the pudding under my oil cap.i just drive very short distances in the last time in quiet cold weather.still will do another oil change as soon as the summer starts!thanks a lot for the video,got much more relaxed after watching it!

Since I have retired I don't drive the distance I used to. I always changed my oil based on mileage. I saw I was at the 3000 miles +/-. Time to change the oil (almost a year to the day of my last oil change) I did NOT no about the possible damages that could occur by waiting. This has been very informative and helpful. I have always been on top of maintenance for my truck. I learned a valuable lesson today!

Good info. My neighbor found this gunk on my cap. I was only driving 1 mile to work, 1 mile back. None on dip stick. I put an ad on Craigslist to sell it outlining this and lowering the price. No wonder I got so many bites. The condition is not as bad as I thought. Runs fine, never overheated, smoked or backfired.

Sounds like I just need a oil change. I was worried it was the head gasket. Thank you so much for the info.

I’m so happy I watched this! I about had a panic attack when I seen the milky residue on my oil cap.

i think you just saved me from a heart attack!😁

Even though it’s old this vid saved my life

Thank you for doing these videos. I was freaking out trying to figure out what this was when there was no water in the oil during an oil change. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

you just saved my ass!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you. I recently put my truck up for sale because after buying this 13 year old truck I realized I don't ever drive it but for short trips to work literally 6 miles a week. the first person to come and look at it took the oil cap off and found this. I live in Texas and the winter has been mild but the short trips I'm sure is the problem. Thank you for the videos. now I can sell this truck with confidence.

Thank you, good info. When my Dad quit driving he gave me his relatively low mileage '99 LeSabre which he had used primarily for short trips in northern Delaware. It was pretty comfy, but kept going through catalytic converters.

I got that in my 5.4l today when checking the oil I don't drive my truck very much in winter, I don't have any leaks at all in my truck. Saved me from a heart attack. I take care of my truck well maintained

Great video, over time I have also learned that a bad thermostat is a common contributor to "oil cap pudding" due to it not coming up to proper operating temp.

Thanks! I have had this happened with my 2006 Tundra. I also think that the problem is exacerbated by the long filler neck that I have not had on other vehicles. I don't think it heats up as much as the rest of the engine. You video has set my mind at ease.

Mannnn! Thank you FordTeckMakuloco👍 because I was about to panic when this morning I saw just what you showed me under my Oil Cap. Right now is not a very good time for me to be tearing down my engine to replace head gaskets and stuff because my funds is little short at this time. You really gave me some relief when you told me that it's only condensation if it's not the same on my dipstick, and it's not like that on my dipstick so I was confused my brotha. I haven't really driven my F-150 since all this rain we just got for over two weeks. I just didn't drive it for Two weeks. Thank you so much man, I'm going to get me a PCV VALVE RIGHT NOW. THANKS AGAIN👍

Thank you, you just confirmed my belief. My uncle was telling me it was a blown head gasket but i told him it couldn't be that because my 4.6 runs like new and doesn't have the classic smoke out the exhaust. Now he owns me a coke😂

Ahhh thank you soo much i was panicking about my 1983 Mercedes 280ce project car because i thought the head gasket was gone because oil was mixing with coolant and then after a while there was no coolant mixing with oil and i thought this was strange then after watching your brilliant video i realised i did park it up for months in the winter and it must have been moisture . Im so relieved right now hahaha .

Turns out it was a bad pcv valve and -30 temp for me. I think this vid has prevented more heart attacks than healthy eating lol.

Thank you so much . That explains every thing. You deserve 1.000.000 + subscribers

When I had my 87 Ford Ranger w/2.9 V6, I had that happen a few years after installing the Ford reman engine. The block and heads were cast iron, the 2 piece intake manifolds were aluminium. Yep, had the pudding under the oil cap. The lower intake manifold to cylinder heads is a one piece "gasket." The leak (twice) was the lower intake eroded at the front of the manifold where the coolant exits the heads and goes through the intake to the T'stat and then the radiator. Took me a while to find it the first time, FINALLY got the lower intake manifold fixed at a machine shop. No more problems. The vehicle went to auction late 2016 (failed smog) so that ended it. Just wanted to pass that on.

Best channel for ford repairs!!

Living in coldest part of Canada this is a common thing. I usually stay with synthetic oil and avoid the short warm up time. Thanks for sharing.

Just got an 01 4x4 pickup with very low miles (121,000) for its age and was told an older gentleman owned it. Dipstick and oil in the pan looks good but seen a small amount of sludge on cap and began to worry that head gasket or something cracked. Glad to know its just from condensation and not driven much. Good to know an oil change and good cleaning and maybe some oil treatment will most likely take care of it. l also heard, the brand of oil used such as certain cheap store brands also can cause this. Thank you for the video

thanks for posting this, I had a panic attack when I saw this on my 5.4 scab, don't like seeing this in my engine, made a behind the grille winter front to help get and keep engine temp up during the winter to help with this.

10.21.17. Also......GM 3.1/3.4 & 3800 V6 Coolant leaking into the valley & into the oil pan, due to (L.I.M.) lower intake manifold gaskets no longer sealing between the heads and intake manifold!.......Major problem solved by using metal framed ones from Fel-Pro or Magnum. I also change the coolant every 30k miles or 2yrs.......You have a superb channel ‼️

Thank you! I've been freaking out for the past week!

Heh I always wondered how vanilla pudding was made, thank you for this.

Not a blanket, a winterfront blocks off most of the radiator in order to retain more engine heat, diesels use them in the cold Midwest winters. Keeps underhood temps up helps engine get and stay warmer up here.

I need to thank you for this video, I recently got a 2004 C-Max with this deliciously looking pudding but the oil is clean. Now I understand why it happened and how to prevent it since the last owner did really drive long distances often

Saw that pudding color when I opened my oil cover and started to worry but thanks to you you gave me a piece of mind. I only occasionally drive it about 5 miles a day maybe a 30 minutes drive back and fort to work. Valve cover is starting to see some oil leak. It’s a sequioa. I guess I need to drive it on a highway once in a while coz I use it on local roads. Thanks again

Thanks for the info! Had me worried when I did a change on my truck, we live in CT but have had record lows for this time of year. Drained oil looked OK, thanks again. I drive 2 miles to work every day 😔 perhaps should take my bike lol

Thank you, again!!! Never seen this before on my ford truck (216,000mi.) until yesterday (and yes I freaked ) doing an oil change. usually I take it on long trips, but the last 2 months or so short trips and it's been cold too. real stuff!!!

Thanks! You really helped quell some concerns I've been having. Had this pretty heavy on a 92' Mustang Gt,298xxx miles out of no where and was WORRIED. After some research and a few videos I knew I just needed to correct a few things. I'd bypassed my pcv,super bad idea. This was leading to HEAVY condensation in my crankcase and also creating a lot of irregular pressure causing the pcv grommet to leak. Also my oil pressure was becoming erratic. Ran a half can of seafoam through on a nice easy drive to break everything lose,changed the oil and reattached pcv with new components. She's running like a champ again. Lets hope my strut towers can hold together for another 100k. : )

Thanks for explaining this issue and giving me peace of mind!

I was flushing my coolant system and didn't tighten bottom hose and noticed that steam was coming from around my oil cap, so I checked it. When I opened it, out had a small amount of moisture and white buildup. I checked the dip stick and nothing. Your video confirmed what I was thinking! But I still can't figure out how I got tissue paper in my radiator 😂

I live in Florida so needless to say I've never seen that. Learn something new everyday lol

I have a jeep 3.7l that does this ever winter. I started using synthetic oil and it reduced it to about half what it was, never lose any coolant..

Thank you sooo much for this valuable video, the info you gave in just this short amount of time is very informing and has been extremely helpful! Thank You!👌 If the rest of your content is similar to this video you can count me in as another one of your happy subscribers!

When you're due for and oil change and you have a lot of condensation add sea foam to your crank case and run it for 20 miles or so before draining your oil, leave the drain plug out overnight to remove as much as possible, I put my truck on ramps so the drain hole will be angled at the lowest point

Hi, I was offered (what I thought was a great deal on) a 1988 VW Cabriolet for $100. I was told by the owner it ran great 7 years ago. I had it towed to a mechanic that did only German vehicles. The entire fuel system needing cleaning and replacement parts. Once the car was running he told me the water pump and radiator fan needed replacement. He wanted way too much so I towed my car and got the water pump hose (not the water pump itself) replaced and the radiator fan replaced. I picked the car up from then second mechanic and it starts, idles and drives great. I've had it about 2 weeks and have been driving it about 1 mile 2-3 times a week with no visible issues. Then I decide to replace some little things under the hood. Turn signal lights, head lights, air filter, topped off fluids. Checking the radiator last I noticed the reservoir had no coolant in it, so I added about 1 gallon of 50/50 and decided to take it for the usual 1 mile spin. This time it did not start as easily as it did every time since I got it back from the 2 mechanics. It started, rough idled and died within 2-3 seconds. Pumped the gas peddle and it sounded a little better. 3rd time it started and as I was putting it in reverse and looked back there was a huge cloud of white smoke. Under the cap it appears there's milky white substance on the cap. The oil on the dip stick looks clean though. Probably a blown head gasket? Damn, all the money I spent on these 2 mechanics and both would not tell me this major problem. Well one kept suggesting I get rid of it asap. I think I'm going to buy the manual and turn it into a project car.

Thank you for the info. I drive only about 100 miles a Wk, n have this issue.

Thank you! I got a block tester and tested it cold and very warm and fluid still stayed blue. No white exaughst. Have Mayo in the cap. I do indeed do a lot of short runs, so will look into replacing that PCV Valve and take back the $40 head gasket repair sealant. Have been scared would blow the motor!

Whew 😅 just saved me a freak out lol 😆 just noticed this on my truck that I don’t drive much

Great video, happy to learn it's not a big problem. First time i've ever seen it on my 2004 F150, but it has been unusually cold this year.

Thanks for making this video! I just noticed this on my wife's 2005 expedition. She only drives less than five miles per day to work. I figured the pcv valve was clogged shut. I'm going to replace it anyway and change the oil. I do live in Pennsylvania with harsh winters.

This also happens a lot in very wet climates, like the PacNW (Seattle area), when you park outside, and don't drive every day. My daughters Jeep liberty gets this every oil change, but no loss of coolant. Also, just installed a new PCV valve.

I'm a Believer of routine oil changes and not missing any we bought a Ford Focus 2005 zx4 2.0 and we still drive it today one hour each way to work and back we are now three hundred and two thousand miles with no major repairs

Thank you so much!! I took my 1988 Benz 560s oil cap off and I saw a pudding but nothing on the cams or on my dipstick and my coolant has not gone down at all, I was freaking out until I read that this was a very common problem and I saw this and that's exactly what mine looks like. I was just worried cause my other Benz ( my daily ) did have that

Yep this can happen on any car if you make lots of quick trips to the market and the shit doesn't have a chance to cook out. But it's also seasonal so you won't notice it so much or even at all in the summer as in colder months.

Thank you for your videos! I have wondered about this issue and what caused it to happen.

Subscribed because i drive an 03 MGM and see that slight whitness around the fill spot you were talking about. Come to my surprise, theres the engine bay of my car in your video and i figured it was nothing because its cold and i dont drive the car long distances. I feel better now.

You are a scholar and a saint thank you! Things to keep my eyes on

Here’s one for you. Changed PCV valve, oil is golden, cleaned out oil fill cap and the spot you pour it in, no coolant leak. Drive it pretty far, even did 4 one hour trips towing a trailer.... still gets really bad pudding. Like every time I drive it. I clean out the pcv and that oil cap every single trip

I was shocked to see this on my son's VW MKIV Jetta, coincident with a coolant hose flange leak beside the coolant temp sensor. He had trapped air in the cooling system with mild overheating from that. I fixed the hose flange, burped the system, changed his oil, and the problem resolved without recurrence over 5 years ago. I didn't think to check the PCV valve. Then I tried to understand why the two would be related.... I suppose it may have been unrelated, gradually cumulative, but I've never seen it before in other vehicles. On the other hand, as some have mentioned below, perhaps it is from plastic rocker covers that aren't warming up as much as the metal valve covers used in the past. Alternatively, I also like the idea that the detergents in new oils may make this more common. Old style wisdom of yesterday is not necessarily valid today, and although I was worried about a head gasket leak no such leak every materialized.

plastic valve covers dont heat up as much to head temp as aluminum would. even when i drive long drives in cold weather. the moisture condenses on the cooler plastic instead of boiling off

I'm sure because of the Chevy Avatar and my name you really don't want to hear much from me but keep in mind I have tried Ford many times with Expeditions F350 6.0 diesels and had nothing but bad luck so having said that you have great videos good content and you wouldn't believe how many times I get asked this question that you're showing in this video I deal with used cars a lot and everybody thinks that that milky spot in the valve cover cap means bad head gasket because everybody's mother's brother's Uncle sister Aunt father is a mechanic!!!!!

Thank you God Bless you for your time on these videos

Thank you sir. I was starting to think the vehicle I just purchased needed a head gasket replacement. But the previous owner does not drive it much and the dipstick is clean.

Thanks man you just saved me from having a bad day

Awesome. I love videos in older vehicles such as this Grand Marquis or Rangers.

Thanks i was wondering about that. My oil isn’t milkshakey so that’s good to. It’s a v6 Mustang that sits during the winter ❄️

2002 ranger did this.... it's fine. Completely natural for Ford's to do crazy sit, I have to turn the radio off before I start the car or it starts rough, only trick I found that works.

Thought my ram had a blown headgasket too but then i realized the oil on the dipstick was fine and the coolant level hadnt changed. After watching this, sure enough everything lined up. Right now its winter and I only drive 2 miles back and fourth to school everyday. That combined with its larger aftermarket radiator it doesnt get to really heat up. Glad its nothing serious.

Thanks for posting this it was very informative and helpful

This can be a mix of oil and water but it can also be caused by using a high detergent oil. If your motor never really gets enough time to turn the water in your oil to a vapor then suck it out of the motor through the PCV valve it can build up inside the motor. Several years ago someone tested this pudding in the cap and it turned out to be detergent from the oil so it can be more than one thing. The only oil that I have seen this happen with was Quaker State.

I didn't have that quite bad of a situation. I think the coolant leaked into the crankcase after I shut the engine off after a long run. My E250 has a 5.4 two valve engine. Factory tow package with remote oil cooler. Simply, I found the oil cooler leaking water into the oil cooling element. This was just six weeks ago! Removed the oil cooler from the remote oil manifold, pressurized the water area of the cooler while under water with air. Saw bubbles coming from the oil chamber area. Replaced the cooler purchased from a Ford dealer. truck has just gone on a three thousand mile trip with absolutely no problems. No more collant in the oil. Oh, I use only all synthetic oil and all synthetic additive. Vehicle now has 278,000 miles and the engine has never been taken apart. I change oil and filter approximately every 4-5 thousand miles. Yea, I'm a 74 yr. old gear head from the fiftys - sixtys big block era still doing my own work.

Used to see this a lot on the Buicks and Ford Crown Vics etc that were driven by older people.

oh man am looking this video long time. you make my day, I thinking my BMW in garage ( 500mil/yr) have leaking head gasket. thank you man

Check pcv value also.

My 2002 F150 old PVC Hose was leaking around the Intake , replaced it , no more Pudding . Be careful , the Heater core has plastic Quick couplers that break of very easily , best to do it when the Motor is cool to avoid getting a possible serious scalding hot Radiator coolant Burn !!!

Despite no milkiness under my oil cap, and generally driving in a warm environment, this explains why there is a general brown tinge to all the parts inside of the engine in my 1999 Chevy Prizm. I think I do a lot to prevent issues, always using quality oil like Mobile 1 or Castrol with Syntec. These oils, when I buy the extended mileage are looking pretty clean up to 5k to 5.5k miles, but when I get synthetic that doesn't have the "extended" design I only get about 4.4k miles out of the oil. (The oils are rated at 15k and 7k respective to my 5.5k and 4.4k mile oil change intervals.) I'm basing these decisions by how dark the oil gets. It's all those short trips. I'm building up water, and therefore acids because of living in smaller towns since 2005. The metal of my engines in a Metropolis looked much better. You know, where I was usually driving at least 23 miles to work, and I bought much more used cars and it was colder. Short trips really are hard on cars. I never fully believed it, but "proof is in the pudding"! Just don't eat it! lol I should have stayed under 4k miles the whole time (car has 170k miles plus now). FordTechMakuloco I had so much to say, I decided to write an article. I've watched dozens of your videos, but you really inspired me on this one. 1/2 of the article is here, but if anyone wants more, it's here below. carmilespergallon.blogspot.com/2015/03/despite-no-milkiness-under-my-oil-cap.html - I embeded your video on my blog to help you out. :)

I get that yellow slime in my old Ford Bronco II every winter. It is easy to clear it up though by simply driving the vehicle for a couple of hours and that slime will liquefy and the moisture evaporate.

I hadnt done my oil change for a bit and after i had an oil change the truck starting stalling .i had anti freeze in 2 cylinders and milky oil on my oil cap.

yes thank you I did a oil change today and I saw some of this under my oil cap I do live in canada and in the morning time I do make short trips to work. I thought it was a head gasket but I have none of the other sings what you said in your video.

Excellent video, i saw something similar on my oil cap, but the oil on dip stick was clean, so guess im good to go

+ this new 2003+ style oil filler cap is moved up straight up in an extended "upward tunnel" trapping the rising moisture.

Another tip I use when checking the oil cap Look inside of it and not just the cap, if there is none of the milky stuff at the bottom it's the moisture, if there is milkey stuff at the bottom most likely a blown head gasket, if you just see oil your good, or check the dip stick, if the dip stick has the milky stuff to that's very bad if it doesn't then your good.

I owned a used car lot for several years and owned many cars, and trucks. The only ones that had this problem were Ford products. I owned many GM, Chrysler, and Japanese vehicles, but Fords were the only ones that I ever saw this problem in.

“Ahhhhh butterscotch”. Lol.

This video set off my car guy reflex to get in there and clean up that engine bay.

What a great informative video. God bless.

I had similar problems but I checked the oil it was good checked the cylinders no coolant and I do live in the rocky Mountains so makes sense

Thank god. My oil is clean and coolant reservoir is right at level but I noticed white sludge on my oil fill cap. I’ll change the PVC valve just to be on e safe side. Truck is an 2006 f150 with 60k maybe I should drive it more often.

I see those puddings on oil caps frequently now as we are going through extreme cold. I keep thinking it's a problem in the engine

You may just have saved me from a early heart attack

my engine is the same i got a expedition ford 2002 thanks for ur info i had started noticing that brown liquid and i had alredy planned to tune it up and make it right

I feel like I have this going on with my car I appreciate this video 🤙🏻

Thanks i wasn't losing coolant but had same issue.l will look into oil change and pvc valve.BTW just subscribed. Thanks

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Anyone see this freeze before, I have a 2006 Pontiac Torrent with GM's 3400 that has this problem. I figured my head gasket was just starting to go out as it was only on the oil cap and the fill neck area but the dipstick was clean. I was really sad because one of the main reasons I purchased the car was because the head gasket was replace in 2014 only 50,000 miles ago. My biggest worry is this past few weeks I have noticed this film has frozen solid as it has been very cold. The car is usually only driven once a week about 2 miles and about a 400 mile trip once every 6 weeks or so, but I always let it warm up before leaving.

Thank you so very much. I really appreciate your info) it was really helpful) God bless you sir

I thought my engine was blown , thank you for the info

I have a little 4cylinder Mazda pickup, and I JUST noticed my oil cap has a little milky gunk on it. I pulled my PCV valve and it had the white gunk inside of it too. It ONLY started to happen to me since winter started here in Oregon. The oil when I check it is nice and gold even when cold, but the oil cap and pcv valve always have some moisture in them. And the little tube on top of the valve cover running to my airbox ontop of my carb is getting this moisture too. My coolant did drop a little over the last couple months, but I tightened up some hoses and it stopped losing coolant....coolant is still green, no signs of milkiness. Whats your opinion?? I work like 3 miles from my house, and don't travel out of town much, mostly in town trips, but its my daily driver

THANK YOU. Heart rate back to normal.