Smoke from dipstick

[dohc v6]

What would cause the dipstick to smoke. If i check it after I just got home I can see a light haze in the dipstick tube.

[slick]

Cool outside air mixing with hot engine air.

 

Hell... I see it if I pull my oil fill cap off after my engine was warmed up. I've never thought anything about it.

[dohc v6]

ok cool, just checkin. I think I am going to do a quick compression check right now, hahah

[88red4cyl]

Cool outside air mixing with hot engine air.

 

Hell... I see it if I pull my oil fill cap off after my engine was warmed up. I've never thought anything about it.

 

I've always seen it out of the oilcap after the engine has been running and you take it off.. Never looked that closely at the dipstick though..

[gp90se]

check the inside of you oil cap for anti freeze

[per0781]

did the dipstick blow out of the tube?

[jeremy]

What would cause the dipstick to smoke. If i check it after I just got home I can see a light haze in the dipstick tube.

 

blow by

[dohc v6]

I am thinking its blow by. So is this ok, or no?

[gp90se]

blowby is usually weak piston rings letting fuel into the oil. Mine is doing it from anti freeze cause my LIM is leaking

[dohc v6]

ahh, not true 100%. All cars have blow by, thats why all car or atleast most cars have PCV systmes.

[gp90se]

but how many cars smoke from the dipstick

[dohc v6]

I will check right now and see if there is any. I just drove it.

[dohc v6]

alot less then the other day, but still a very little. I am not going to worrie about it