condensation in the oil?

[Tim_Attard]

hello again,

decided to get around to sorting my oil pressure gauge as it wasnt working (reads 120psi constantly)

while doing so i took the dipstick out and its got sludge on it...



the garage said when they last looked at my car that because of the catch can im getting a lot of condensation in the oil
is this normal or have i set it up wrong?

Thanks
Tim

 

[Routledge]

What happened when you cleaned it off and dipped it again; loads more sludge or barely any?

Very little would indicate just condensation.

 

[Tim_Attard]

i think it is condensation but i never used to get it before fitting the catch can so is there anyway to reduce the amounts that collect?

 

[Scullies]

This might be the cause of your knocking noise while things are cold.
Drain it, flush it, refill it

 

[Tim_Attard]

hmmm ok, how do i go about flushing it?

 

[Tim_Attard]

just looked at the lid and its now mostly white/yellow? so its getting worse.
i have only driven it about 20 miles in the past week so i know its condensation from not driving it but is there anyway of stopping this?