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Sticky substance on my oil cap

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#1 ·
I was just cleaning my car and id thought id check the oil as havent for ages. I checked the dipstick and it looked ok, about half way. Then for some reason i decided to take the oil cap off and on it was a sticky yellow substance.

Does anyone know if that means ive got a problem somewhere? A mate said that the head gasket might need checking but he wasnt sure.
 
#2 ·
You can sometimes get that if you do a lot of short journeys not allowing the car to warm up totally which causes a condensation to build up on the oil cap but it can also be signs of headgasket trouble as your friend says...

Is the car overheating at all/ using water from the coolant bottle/ running a bit rough ?? If so these are sure signs of headgasket trouble ???
 
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