wierd yellow stuff in oil?

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tmorales509
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hey well i changed my oil and when i took off the oil cap there is like some thick yellowish stuff around the filler tube. Not actually in the oil. So i cleaned it off and stuff, well its been about 2 weeks since i changed the oil and i just bought a new cap and took off the old one and the yellow stuff is there again. Not sure what it is, its like light yellow thick kinda greasy stuff. Is this normal. ive never seen it before and i change the oil every 3000 but i have never seen this before.


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It's moisture in the oil. Only way to get rid of it is to change the oil frequently, about every 500 miles or so, until the moisture is gone. I see it quite often on Daimler/Chrysler products but it's not unheard of in other vehicles.

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It's a regular site on Dodge's.


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