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In short- WATER. It sounds like you have a situation where your engine's cooling system has been compromised and you have an internal leak. This can also happen if the vehicle has been in high water or submerged.
Change your oil and filter and check your coolant level. Top off the coolant level if it is low. Then, run the vehicle for several miles/minutes. If the creamy white shows back up, you've got an internal coolant leak. If that's the case, it was probably caused by not having enough freeze protection in your coolant and the winter temperatures caused some freezing and an internal rupture or crack.
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What does creamy white color oil mean?
If it's in a water-cooled engine, like in a car, then it means you've got water in your oil - a bad thing.
What causes my oil in my lawn mower engine to turn milky white in color?
You have water in your oil. Possibly from condensation. Run the engine only long enough to warm the oil and change it.
What does antifreeze smell like when mixed with engine oil?
you will notice oily bubbles in antifreeze, and if there is water in your oil it will turn into a creamy caramel color and sometimes even froth into a white lithium grease consistancy
What causes low engine oil?
engine burning oil
When you put water in the radiator you turned the car on and white smkke started to come out of tailpipe so you checked the engine oil and it looked creamy looking?
Blown head gasket
What causes White smoke from oil cap?
This is most likely a severe failure somewhere internally in the engine that resulted in coolant in the oil. different root causes are probable. oil should be checked regulary (do a oil sampling) after it has been replaced.
What does it mean when there is engine oil in the water?
headgasket blown.also sometimes a creamy residue on oil filler cap which is a tel tel sign
What causes white smoke and oil dripping out thr tailpipe?
oil getting by the rings causes white smoke and oil dripping out of the tailpipe.
What causes smoke to come out of engine?
blue smoke is oil. white smoke is water. black smoke is unburnt fuel
What causes blue smoke to come from your tailpipe?
the engine is burning oil. blue smoke oil white smoke antifreeze black smoke excess fuel
What causes a white substance to appear on an oil dipstick when engine is cold then when engine has warmed up the oil looks normal?
when the engine cools moisture in the oil condensates in the oil dipstick tube. Some times changing the PVC valve will solve this. Unless it is severe then dont worry about it
What causes a cavalier to white smoke?
Any vehical which emits white smoke out the back means there is a problem with the engine burning oil. Check the tail pipe to see if it is dripping a mixture of water and oil.
