I run Mobil Synthetic blend (new car formula even though its a 94...whoops ) Is that bad by the way?

But yesterday i was toppin off my oil ( i dont have leaks, i just didnt fill it to the top mark when i changed the oil, and so i was just topppin it off...But when i took the oil cap off to pour it in steam was comin out...i cant think of why it would be steaming, steam comes from water...right? there shouldnt be any water in my oil. I thought it may be coolant leaking into my oil but, i had the coolant flushed not to long ago by the dealer in a 120k service, and they didnt say anytrhing...

Any ideas, is it normal, when your car is hot, go take that cap off and see if yours steams too...

 

my oil smokes when it gets super hot as inside the engine. if your oil is steaming you got something weird going on.

 

it amybe be smoke, i cant tell the difference, its just smoke like / steam like stuff coming out, not a lot just a little... and when it does this the car isnt just warm its hot been driven around for a while...

 

Synthetic can be used on older cars ... on brand new cars, make sure to run the engine with 2 or 3 normal oil changes to properly break in and coat everything. Synthetic is too thin for the first 5,000 to 7,000 miles.

 

i like ur sig Eklypse...Yeah i have been thinkin about switching to full syntheitic, i am thinking of doing it next change, since i used this "new car formula" i imation it had some cleaners in it that cleaned out all the gunk in there, and it seems like a good time to switch with cold winters coming up...

 

The smoke you are seeing is perfectly normal, it is the result of heat. If you were inside an engine, you'd be smoking too.

 

alright, cool.

Thanks

 

Things that are really, really, really hot, smoke.

 

The smoke/steam is normal, move on now...

 

Wait I just saw your sig...........Thats funny, but I'd change it since you basically just asked if steaming hot oil steams. :eh: