No, no, no, it's not the latest recommendation for good sex from the Kinsey Institute ...

Today when I took my car to the filling station, I checked the oil for the first time since right after I got it changed about 4 weeks ago. The engine was still ice cold (overnight low in the 20's) and there was some sort of whiteish crisco-like crap up and down the dipstick. It looked like someone greased the stick with white lithium grease! A LOT of it.

Has anyone else seen this? Here's a picture of it.

By the way, the oil level was fine, and according to the shop, they put in Pennzoil 5w-20.

It makes the car look like it has a yeast infection!

???

Stew

 

They (Mazda) say it's normal.

 

lol @ your title stew

 

Nothing to worry about. And I believe Mazda has a dipstick available that you can get that won't do that anymore. Just call a dealer and question them.

 

That's NORMAL? oooookay .... that sounds like one of the four biggest lies in the world. The other three are:

1) the check is in the mail.

2) I won't come in your mouth.

and

3) I'm from the federal government and I'm here to help you.

czr - thanks. Actually, that's what it looks like, so might as well be humorous, right?

 

do a search for "milky substance" and "froth". loads of info in the threads you will find. i think one is even a sticky.