head gasket

courty · Post by **courty** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:46 pm

my zxr has been off the road for a year so had the carbs cleaned and the brakes sorted and started using it to go to work i have noticed that the oil level viewing glass has all gone white and when i took off the oil cap there was lots of white foam on it is this allmost certainly head gasket failure the bike seems to be running not to bad cheers courty

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:09 pm

if its been stood soo long and especially in this weather it is more than likely damp and condensation causing the mayonnaise get it warm and then have a look it should disappear, if you check under the rad cap there will be fine bubbles if your head gasket has gone, you will also notice poor running and overheating.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:34 pm

i have checked under the rad cap and there is not any bubbles the water level still looks high but the white foam is not dissapearing

Post by **masterofinsanity** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:56 pm

is it stuck to the eye glass? you might need to do an oil change then use engine flush before you change the oil.

RedexRobB · Post by **RedexRobB** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:32 am

White oil usually means theres water getting in it yeah, but if the coolant level if fine then it must be damp getting in there. Change the oil and see how it goes, thats far cheaper than doing the gasket to find out that wasnt the problem.

Post by **diesel** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:55 pm

i have had to replace my head gasket twice, ffs lol, but the white oil can disapear quickly enough. its open wallet surgery time if its fooked. then again, doing it yourself is easy .

Bikerz · Post by **Bikerz** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:11 pm

mates does this just rag in sensless for 30 min and it goes mate