zzr white oil on side of glass

[chris924]

can you help i got white stuff on side were u can see the oil but has i sed u can not see what oil in i toped it up a bit just 2 see if can get rid but sill there i checked the water its still up both 2 can u help

[Legsy.]

It's water in the oily matey.

[The Tot]

It's called condensation mate. It happens in cold weather a LOT, especially if you do a lot of short journeys. Take your bike on a 20 mile run, allowing the engine temperature to get relatively warm - it ought to disappear by then. I've had it on the blade and the 6r when i did short journeys this month (1 mile or less) with a lot of cold starting. You shouldn't worry about it.

If your engine still drives smoothly and you're not burning excessive oil (check colour of exhaust smoke), you're fine

If not, you have water and oil mixing; leaking head gasket.
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[Legsy.]

[ncrn]

Writing an explanation along those lines rather than its water in the oil would have been more helpful to the original poster.

But anyway I'd try giving it a decent ride if you've been doing a lot of short trips.
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[Knacker]

Totally agree with the Condensation as i noticed this rank shit in my oil and when i changed my Air filter i saw this

https://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb259/Squeaky_86_2007/Gix010.jpg

Went out on a fairly long run about 60 miles and its cleared it up alot but some still there so its an excuse for another long run

I Shat the first time i asked somebody as they said head gasket had gone so i rang local Mechanic and he said Around £300 to £400 to fix


Just go out for a long ride
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[Egret]

Most likely it's emulsification caused by water in the oil. Chances are this is because of condensation, usually this is boiled out of the oil when the engine gets good and hot. Short journeys in the cold weather will mean that this condensation will show as white stuff, that sometimes looks a bit like mayonaise.

If the suggestion of a long ride doesn't fix it then it could be the start of your head gasket deteriorating. This is not so much fun so I'd suggest starting with a long ride

[Johnny GSX-R]

Milky sight glass was regular on my ZX10, it had regular oil changes but during cold weather it would emulsify and was evident on the sight glass.

Absolutely NOTHING to worry unless you are losing water from the cooling system.

[Robby]

I think the OP would struggle with reading the world emulsification all at once. I can't decipher what he was trying to say, I guess it's a dab of mayonnaise on the sight glass.

It may be condensation, it may be a blown head gasket, or it may be a break in the gasket between the water pump and the side casing, if it's a water cooled bike. My SV650 did that, and it was horrible to diagnose, seeing as the mayonnaise disappeared after a long hot run, then reappeared once the bike had cooled.

[Ben.]

probably just condensation as already said, if your collant level drops over a week its head gasket gone.
just sell the bike ASAP if it is a head gasket, you dont want to know how much that will cost to fix
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[The Disapproving Brit]

I've got the same, glad I saw this thread

I thought someone had been jizzing in my oil tank
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