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Old 12-30-2007, 05:42 PM
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Help! What is this?

So i was doing an oil change today on my '04 RX8...Drained the oil like normal, removed the filter, pulled the dipstick out and oh sh*t...what is this...Looks like oil/coolant mix.

I just had it serviced about 1500 miles ago, flushed coolant and everything. What is this?

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http://www.finishlineperformance.com...0-06-1664A.pdf
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Its normal and been the subject of many winter threads by people that do not read sticky posts https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-trouble-shooting-95/strange-gunk-oil-dipstick-info-questions-49652/
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Originally Posted by Stingray
So i was doing an oil change today on my '04 RX8...Drained the oil like normal, removed the filter, pulled the dipstick out and oh sh*t...what is this...Looks like oil/coolant mix.

I just had it serviced about 1500 miles ago, flushed coolant and everything. What is this?

have not read the stickys i see..

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...light=oil+goop

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soooo relieved man...thanks...

used to piston engines where that means disaster
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sorry about not reading stickies i just didn't think was normal and didn't think it would be in a sticky...also browsed the topics of stickies...thanks for your help and not telling me to search like a complete noob...thanks guys
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What's wrong with your fog light?











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Originally Posted by 4me2
What's wrong with your fog light?


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huh..........?
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^ you really don't get it?
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That's five!
My original guess was like 30 for this Winter........and I'm keeping track!
Old 12-30-2007, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Mazurfer
That's five!
My original guess was like 30 for this Winter........and I'm keeping track!
We still have several more months to winter...be patient.
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well it didn't happen last winter so i didn't know
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No worries dude........it's just an ongoing thing. Don't worry about it.......wasn't pickin on ya.
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Just warm up the car for a longer period of time.
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It's BBQ sauce.
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It's BBQ sauce.
Yeah...that's it...BBQ sauce!
I think he knows now it's nothing to really worry about.
Had I not known about and.....................if it ever did happen to me, I think I'd be a little alarmed as well.

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ahaha..just getting ready for the spring bbq in tulsa lol



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