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NiteRaven · 12-13-2005, 02:08 AM

I'm having a lot of trouble with my SR20DET. We were really close to getting everything working but one night there was a rain storm, the tarp got blown off the top of engine bay, the valve cover was off, and I got about an inch of rain down into the oil area. Since then the oil has been milky white and I can't seem to get rid of it no matter how many times I change the oil.... 3 and counting. I made sure to drain it real good before I replaced the oil the first time and started the car.

We replaced the head gasket just to make sure nothing had happened with that. We have a brand new head gasket and we did a really good job replacing it but we are still getting milky oil. The car is running great but I can't seem to get this damn oil right.

So my question you is, what is every possible conceivable way water can get into the oil? This is what I know so far.

* Water dumped into engine (duh, obvious but included for completeness)
* Bad head gasket (replaced it)
* Cracked Head (rare but possible)

Please list any other possibilities you can think of. Perhaps I have a line mixed up somewhere on the turbo or anything? Or is it possible I just need to flush the oil like 10 times... I really need some help. I have 10 grand invested in this project and I want to get it running perfectly so bad. I'm really close!!! (or really screwed)

THANKS!

12-13-2005, 02:08 AM	#1
NiteRaven Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	All possible ways water can get into oil??? I'm having a lot of trouble with my SR20DET. We were really close to getting everything working but one night there was a rain storm, the tarp got blown off the top of engine bay, the valve cover was off, and I got about an inch of rain down into the oil area. Since then the oil has been milky white and I can't seem to get rid of it no matter how many times I change the oil.... 3 and counting. I made sure to drain it real good before I replaced the oil the first time and started the car. We replaced the head gasket just to make sure nothing had happened with that. We have a brand new head gasket and we did a really good job replacing it but we are still getting milky oil. The car is running great but I can't seem to get this damn oil right. So my question you is, what is every possible conceivable way water can get into the oil? This is what I know so far. * Water dumped into engine (duh, obvious but included for completeness) * Bad head gasket (replaced it) * Cracked Head (rare but possible) Please list any other possibilities you can think of. Perhaps I have a line mixed up somewhere on the turbo or anything? Or is it possible I just need to flush the oil like 10 times... I really need some help. I have 10 grand invested in this project and I want to get it running perfectly so bad. I'm really close!!! (or really screwed) THANKS!