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bubble oil?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:18 AM
okay i just changed the oil on a 2003 chev. tracker. I used 10W30 Full synthetic Mobil 1. After the oil change I noticed lots of little bubbles or white stuff when checking the oil level. Whats does this mean?


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Re: bubble oil?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:08 PM
Could be an indication of a head gasket issue. Are you losing coolant at all?






Re: bubble oil?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 7:03 PM
not sure, but the old oil prior to the oil change wasnt like that


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Re: bubble oil?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 9:43 PM
if there is lucas oil junk in there it will foam. the lucas stuff traps air in the oil, if its more of a white, gooey paste, then it sounds like a gasket issue. check the bottom of the oil fill cap, thats one of the best indicators, if it has the gunk on it, its gasket time.



Re: bubble oil?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:41 PM
thankz i'll be sure to check it out tommorow. Now whats up with chevy, I thought there would be a ecotec in this tracker. Ive never seen this engine before. I guess they did a deal with suzuki.


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Re: bubble oil?
Thursday, April 17, 2008 3:11 AM
probally because its just a tracker lol




Re: bubble oil?
Thursday, April 17, 2008 5:56 PM
DOHC_tuner wrote:I guess they did a deal with suzuki.
None of the former Geo models were GM vehicles. Mostly rebadged Isuzu, Suzuki, or Toyota vehicles.


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