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i was adding water to my washer jets at the weekend and i thought i would check the oil, it was ok but i no i need an oil change
out of curiosity i opened up the bit where you put oil into ur engine and it doesnt look good, its all clunky and a pastel yellow colour , is that bad? my car seems to run fine apart from first thing on a damp morning when my car is like kangaroo petrol
i have never put any water in my car since i bought it (only antifreeze) and an oil change was one of the first things i did, no grey smoke is coming out the back.
i know that when my boyfriends head gasket (or something like that) went, his engine oil looked like mine is looking, with the water and oil mixing.
Still worth checking the other bits though, coolant levels, etc...
As long as its running ok and not lumpy on idle (especially when hot) then it could just be nothing.
Just make sure you have a spare £70 for parts though & a handy set of tools just incase it does go! 8v\'s are easy enough to work on & I\'m sure you would be able to do the headgasket yourself if it went, as to be fair, its just like a giant lego technics set with bolts!
All the above comments are deemed an opinion, and in most cases
my boyfriends dad is a mechanic and he gets the bits cheap, he doesnt charge me labour so if anything does go badly wrong on my car the cost wont be as bad as going through the garage
, is that bad? my car seems to run fine apart from first thing on a damp morning when my car is like kangaroo petrol 
