What's wrong with my oil/engine?
 

I installed an oil catch tank b/c the breather I put on the valve cover would allow oil to blow all over the firewall. So after 3 weeks of having the catch can I need to drain it b/c it was getting full and this is what was in there.

I'm assuming b/c the breather was shooting out oil there is a problem with the rings, or something internal. I'm only running 6-7psi on boost for the last 2 years with 140K miles on the engine. Time to rebuild?

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RE: What's wrong with my oil/engine?
 

By the way I'm using Mobil 1 Synthetic 5-30w

RE: What's wrong with my oil/engine?
 

I would guess coolant in the oil. Blown headgasket maybe? Do a compression/leakdown test.

RE: What's wrong with my oil/engine?
 

those were my first thoughts as well.

RE: What's wrong with my oil/engine?
 

i have never seen oil look like that even with coolent in it. usualy coolant and oil is like a milky tan color...

RE: What's wrong with my oil/engine?
 

the pictures look close enough to me...what else do you think would be causing his oil to look like that?

RE: What's wrong with my oil/engine?
 

do you have any like oil additives in the engine oil?

RE: What's wrong with my oil/engine?
 

I'd say that is pretty milky and tan.

RE: What's wrong with my oil/engine?
 

From what I understand that is normal to have some sort of gunky yellowish **** in the catchcan. I don't know what it is or why it's there but from what I've heard it's common.

Do a leakdown/compression just to make sure though.

RE: What's wrong with my oil/engine?
 

I've seen this before, general consensus seems to be that it gets "frothy" and oxygenated which changes the color. Oil in your engine still looks fine, right? don't worry about it.