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Oil waxing on dipstick
Original Message   Jan 28, 2005 6:09 pm
Richie stated in another thread that he noticed a white waxy substance on his engines dipstick. Same material observed on mine . This is always present regardless of engine manufacture and the oil used . Only seen on snow throwers so I am pretty sure it is temperature relatsd. What is it and does it cause any trouble?

Marc 

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Richie


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Re: Oil waxing on dipstick
Reply #14   Jan 29, 2005 12:41 pm
Blue9R wrote:
Hi mml4,

Sometimes this accumulation on a dipstick is referred to as "mayonnaise" & is actually a form of sludge.  At times it can drag the dye out of some motor oils & actually take on an orange or red tint.

Hi Blue,

That is exactly how I'd decribe it and exactly what it looks like

Richie
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