Big problems :s

[f40fanatic]

i went to check the oil the other day and i saw by the dipstick that i had barely any, i went to top it up and took the lid off the oil filler. i saw that the lid was covered in what looked like diarohea. yuk. it was disgusting, it was a light brown colour, i asked a few people and they all said head gasket, i think the car had its gasket done not that long ago, does anyone have any ideas? :s

dave.

[Rusty's Uncle]

Emulsified oil in your rocker cover is not a good sign as the oil & water ain't meant to get together. Head gasket if you are lucky and most likely but could be head or crankcase problem if not so lucky. You must have been loosing coolant but not sure where all your oil went. Just replacing the head gasket if the head is warped will not cure problems. 

[f40fanatic]

hmmm, this doesent sound good, i havent noticed a loss of coolant, i topped it up the other day for the 1st time since i have had the car so it wasnt losing much of that, i saw today that a lead had come off the carb and was not connected, it was connected from near the distributer. my friend said it was a breather pipe. i dont know, i havent noticed any difference while driving the car, there is no smoke and the engine is running like a metronome, it does have trobule starting theough, but thats just cold winters mornings, im really not sure what to do, thinking maybe engine transplant??

[Rusty's Uncle]

Well that sounds a lot less terminal  [-/
Poor starting could be down to just the cold  & out of tune. Sounds like the patient can leave accident & emergency and go to observation status. Keep check on fluids , pulse rate sounds good & regular when running. Might be worth checking the torque on the cylinder head if you can 

[f40fanatic]

coool, so could this lead be the cause of the oil troubles??? i hope it is!

[midvillesb]

The oil filler on the BIS is on the crankcase - if you've been doing short journeys in cold weather, a thin layer of brown mayo in the oil filler cap might just be down to condensation.

[f40fanatic]

mmmm, i havent been on a long journey for ageesssss, only a couple of miles, hopefully this could be it!
cheers.

[bis13]

check the radiator expansion tank for clues as if oil and water is mixing due to gasket failure then more than often it shows up as mayo there as well. touch wood its only due to short journeys take the car out for a good run and keep an eye on the temperature guage and you should get some sort of idea if something is wrong.

[Pete126]

Hi Dave, the black pipe that your mate thought was a breather will be one of the vacuum pipes, check they are all connected if there not this can cause bad starting and a lean mixture.

here is the diagram [-/