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      02-25-2020, 04:03 PM   #1
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Bad head gasket?

Oil collected after 2k miles with my catch can on
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the water vapor leaves the oil in your engine via the PCV system.
your can is cold, it condenses there.


there's nothing wrong with your head gasket unless you have other issues, like overheating, or steam in the exhaust, or mysterious coolant loss with no external leaks.
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the water vapor leaves the oil in your engine via the PCV system.
your can is cold, it condenses there.


there's nothing wrong with your head gasket unless you have other issues, like overheating, or steam in the exhaust, or mysterious coolant loss with no external leaks.
Ahhh gotcha. Yeah im not having any of those issues. Right after i posted this i thought about what you just said. Thanks for the reply!
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