Hi All

Since buying my VRS Mk2 with 13700 miles on the clock i have noticed at 14900 Miles a creamy liquid under the oil filler cap. Skoda assure me this is normal as its cold and im only doing 5 miles to work and back again

anyone seen anything similar or are they pulling the wool over me

Draughtsman 59:finger:

Look here

http://briskoda.net/octavia-ii/what-causes/137174/

Perfectly normal, your engine is not getting hot enough to burn off the condensation that builds up inside the engine.

It must be the cold weather. There are quite a few of us spotting it now.

it is normal. cold and short distances do that... try to warm up good the car and drive smoothly...

Yep - same appearing on mine - but as stated following long journeys and a good blast from Yorkshire upto Scotland it's minimised alot recently.

Just to echo the above, it's probably just 'short run syndrome', but I had a scare a little while back (eek!), and found this guide very useful in confirm that I'd avoided disaster (despite the fact it doesn't come from the most reputable place!):

Clicky linky

If you can successfully work your way through that, then I'd be confident there's nothing to worry about!

same here too and a bit there when i got to jkm on saturday too. ive only noticed it since its been really cold.

My Boyfriend today checked my oil levels and found a creamy substance under the filler cap.I told him id look on the web site and now im slightly worried.My 06 year vrs has only 9000 miles on it,surely not a serious problem,the dealer assured me they changed the oil,and gave it the once over before i bought it.I also got my BF to take it for a longish drive 40 miles,and it still has a slight substance accumilating under the cap.I was so pleased with him for washing and polishing my car for me,but this has now taken the gloss of it.:confused:

Octaviagirl i wouldnt worry about it too much. As others have said it will more than likely be due to the cold weather. My 07 vRS is exactly the same. Even after a 280 mile drive i still have a slight residue. I had my 2nd variable service in January and asked the dealer about this and they just said it's due to condensation in the engine from the cold weather

HTH

Carl:thumbup: