Oil problem?

[Pestpro77]

contaminated oil?
Coolant breach?
picture of inside oil cap
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[olderbudwiser]

Appears some sort of contamination.

You may want to get a sample and have it checked out independently while at the dealer being looked at.

Coolant certainly can make oil look like that.

 

[Johnkn]

Indicates water or coolant. What does the dipstick look like?

Is that a little puddle of green coolant on the bottom of the neck lip?

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[Jonny44]

Probably just condensation. Water will accumulate in the oil if the engine hasn't warmed sufficiently. Do you only take short trips?

 

[AceGoliath]

How are your coolant levels?

 

[Johnkn]

By the consistency that appears to be more than condensation. Also appears to be green (coolant) at the 6’oclock position in the filler neck. A picture of the dipstick would help. Good luck OP...


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[CASD57]

When I was stationed at FT. Lewis WA we went to the motor pool several times a week just to strat up the trucks and let them run 2-3 hours to keep the condensation down...It's normal in humid places and short runs....

 

[Rob Cactus Gray]

I agree with the stated observations. A third culprit could be that it was over filled with oil. Hopefully this condensation and not coolant. Do you drive a fair bit and long distance?

 

[JBL14]

Probably just condensation. Water will accumulate in the oil if the engine hasn't warmed sufficiently. Do you only take short trips?

Yep, for what it is worth, I have seen this first hand. You see it now and then on car lots. It could be a problem, but a mechanic told me, it may be condensation from constant short trips.
I bought a truck that had this, from a used car lot, and that was over 12,000 miles and 2 years ago, with no problems. It disappeared on my truck after a longer hot drive.

 

[JBL14]

FYI.
Someone on this forum told me Ford puts a green dye in the oil, to check for leaks at the factory.
I cannot verify this but seems to be a common practice.

 

[Fastbackjon]

Agree with other posters, condensation. It gets to that milky gray/greenish tint. I have had many Fords, and many different engine sizes, and condensate appears under the fill cap on many of them. I try to get on the highway and put some miles on, as most of my driving is short trips. ( edited response---I will say I have never owned a hybrid engine which it appears by your pictures thats what you have, so I can side with Fakecowboys' recommendation of marking your coolant level and tracking it. Just in case it is something more serious)

 

[FakeCowboy]

It does seem to be excessive even for condensation but it really depends on your driving habits, if you take a ton of short trips this could definitely be just condensation. I would keep an eye on your coolant levels when the engine is completely cold. Maybe use a marking pen that is removable to mark cold coolant levels and keep track or just bring it to your dealer but honestly, I wouldn't rely on them, they're probably just going to say "it's normal" and kick it back to you because they're lazy and that's what they do.

 

[Pestpro77]

How are your coolant levels?

thanks for all the input people much appreciated
The dipstick looks fine smells fine
Though 1/4” over full line
The coolant

 

[Pestpro77]

thanks for all the input people much appreciated
The dipstick looks fine smells fine
Though 1/4” over full line
The coolant

Indicates water or coolant. What does the dipstick look like?

Is that a little puddle of green coolant on the bottom of the neck lip?

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thanks much appreciated
The dipstick looks fine smells fine
Though it’s 1/4” over full line
The coolant is yellow not green first time I have seen that color
But the coolant level is near the add line, I do make short trips and just 205 miles on it so far

 

[rlhdweman]

My forklift gets this on the oil fill cap all the time, it gets used once a week for about 20 minutes, it never really get hot enough. I would keep an eye on both coolant & oil levels for a while, if nothing for a piece of mind, as long as the oil on the dipstick doesn't look like this too, that would indicate a problem.

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