Hey Ya
I hav done an oil change on the mini.....When I pulled the rocker cover off I noticed that the tops of the rockers ant the rocker stands hav a white soft paste on them.
Could this be from condensation from inside the rocker cover changing the oil?
I couldnt see any moisture in the oil that was drained out.
Do I just wipe it off and hope thats all???
How would I stop it coming back?

I do Hav a pic but cannot upload it.....

Cheers

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How long since it was run dude? I would give it a change, take it for a drive, get it up to temp and let any moisture evaporate, keep an eye on the temp and water level, and see what happens...

How does it run?

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I say it is just condensation. The next three posts will say it is a blown head gasket.

blown head gasket

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blown head gasket

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blown head gasket

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Damn, I must be psychotic.

i knew you were going to say that

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

I thought it was PysChic

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My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

i knew you were going to say that too

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Blown head gasket.. see morris you can't count either
Just joking ,drive it like you just stole it and it will dissapear. But if not then Morris was right about the head gasket

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Yep, probably nothing more than it needs a good fang.

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

My Morris 1100 used to get a lot of mayo under the rocker cover. It is worse in winter.
Since I changed brands of oil it is nowhere near as bad.

It is from condensation. If you do a lot of short trips the motor will not get hot enough to evaporate all of the condensation out of the motor.
Also if your engine breathers are not hooked up or blocked it can also affect things.

Giving the car a drive along a freeway will make the problem go away. But if you have a lot of mayo under the rocker cover it might be and idea to clean it out first.

Cheers for the help guys......
I will clean it up.......go for a drive let you kno how I get on.
I did change the oil and the oil in the sump wasnt white was ok so I hope its just the condensation.
It is only on the top of the rockersand on the nuts so fingets crossed.

C Ya
Damon

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63 countryman
63 saloon
67 auto
73 auto clubman
75 1000cc clubman
77 sccr 998 clubman
NZ 79 1275gt clubman estate
79 LE
80 meanee
Racecar
Fiat 500

this "mayo" in the rocker cover is pretty common in the UK (due to the colder wetter weather) There are certain brands of oil that are really bad for it, the Green Duckhams probably being the worst, also short drives will not help either.

Dunno what oils you get over there but Millers CTV is my prefered.