Uh, oh. May have a problem.

[2rangers]

I Was messing with the air intake on my 2.3, studying it, experimenting, when I noticed some whitish/brown juice in the throttle body. Seemed to be coming from the breather off the valve cover. My understanding is this could mean a bad head gasket or worse.
The truck always runs/idles fine with no issues (stalling, overheating, etc) whatsoever. Could it be just be condensation somehow getting to the oil? I'm in the northeast and the temps have been below normal. Any thought/ideas?

Thanks.

 

[paxlineman]

i am in the northeast as well i live in mass where u live

 

[Mark_88]

When was the last time you changed your oil? It could be just condensation, but try changing the oil and see if it clears up...

I had that stuff coming from every crack and crevice on my first motor...it was oozing quite a bit too at one point...after I changed my head and gasket it cleared up almost completely...so it could be not so good news...

Changing the head and gasket isn't a big job...but it can be expensive...I had a head rebuilt (and magnafluxed) for just under $600 including the cost of the new head...but you might be able to get away with just swapping on one...make sure you have it tested for cracks first though...

 

[2rangers]

Mark, I agree - change oil and see what things look like then. Thanks for the input.

Pax, I'm south of Worcester.