thehorse 221 #1 Posted February 23, 2014 Decided to check oil in the horse. Pulled the dipstick and I noticed right away it must have drawn some moisture during the many hrs. Blowing snow this winter. A little milky and maybe frothy up ne'er top of dipstick. I immediately changed the oil but still noticed a little even after that. Do you think I'm good to run it until spring when things dry up a little and can do yet another change. I did not have a filter on hand so I just changed the oil. Thanks Len Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jparkes43 329 #2 Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Decided to check oil in the horse. Pulled the dipstick and I noticed right away it must have drawn some moisture during the many hrs. Blowing snow this winter. A little milky and maybe frothy up ne'er top of dipstick. I immediately changed the oil but still noticed a little even after that. Do you think I'm good to run it until spring when things dry up a little and can do yet another change. I did not have a filter on hand so I just changed the oil. Thanks Len I have experienced this (even when not running in the cold, in the warm it still does a little) and it seems just to be a bit on condensation in the cylinder block, probably from a bit of water getting in either from the dipstick or a bit of moisture in there, as long as you change it and keep an eye on your engine with a good oil filter you should have no issues. Hope this helped James Edited February 23, 2014 by Jparkes43 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WH nut 553 #3 Posted February 23, 2014 Just change the filter when you get a chance. Maybe a blown head gasket and seeping antifreeze 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thehorse 221 #4 Posted February 23, 2014 That's ok...I was planning on transplanting a new 302 in the spring...going to have to cut a little sheet metal away though to make room for the headers! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jparkes43 329 #5 Posted February 23, 2014 Just change the filter when you get a chance. Maybe a blown head gasket and seeping antifreeze Oh yes I completely forgot about gaskets that could be letting water in, isn't it air cooled so there shouldn't be any antifreeze to worry about James Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #6 Posted February 23, 2014 Len. New oil till spring. Why not imho. Spring is only 4 weeks away. If another snow storm or 2 comes along. But change it again for spring and summer chores. Plus filter. Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hodge71 662 #7 Posted February 23, 2014 I have experienced this on both my Charger 12 and especially the 18 Auto. I can tell you that once I worked both of them really hard during the last storm, the water is gone. Not even a trace of it. These Kohlers run very cool. They move so much air over them I can rest my bare hand on it while its running and not burn it. As long as the oil isn't physically white I would say you're fine. Run it butt off and work it hard….the water will evaporate. My oil looks like honey again after the last storm, no more milky streaks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thehorse 221 #8 Posted February 23, 2014 Ok....that's what I was thinking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k+s 1277 1 #9 Posted February 23, 2014 make sure you don't smell gas in oil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites