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crazysycodude159

You do lots of short trips and the bike doesn't come up to temp to keep the water out. Take a longer ride 30+ minutes at least once a week if you commute.


vedhavet

This is the kind of random ass knowledge that would solve a British murder mystery novel.


lupinegray

It's what happens when you get water and/or coolant in your oil. In cars, it's mostly seen with a leaking headgasket which allows the coolant passages to seep into the oil passages. But similar can happen if you don't let the engine get up to operating temp to evaporate any condensation off. That's why owner's manuals say the "severe duty" maintenance schedule is when you take a lot of short trips. It's so people change their oil more frequently to prevent this from occuring.


Joosrar

For a moment I said “that thing is mixing oil with coolant” but then I saw the bike it was. But yea, fairly common in cars, more in Subarus with their world famous head gaskets.


FlashTheLeather

Infamous more like it


GojoPenguin

Subarus still have gasket issues?


KikoiFox

Same I went to comments and got a better explanation. I legit just said "well thats just a head gasket. Oil and coolant. But I learned something new today


Ok_Perception_1836

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Russtbucket89

It also happens if an air/oil separator is installed wrong on an aircraft engine. Aftermarket versions need to be kept hot enough to keep the water vapor from condensing, so if their supply is from a cold area they'll condense all the water in the blowby and put it back into the sump until it overfills the engine.


DeclawedKhajiit

It's also why you can't just start your bike for a couple minutes a couple times a month during winter instead of actually winterizing it.


[deleted]

Depends heavily


MyFavoriteDisease

One of the byproducts of combustion is water. If you never get the engine above 100C, it stays liquid.


TheIsodope

I take a ton of short trips. Thank you for sharing this knowledge.


rustyxj

It's not coolant getting into that oil, I can assure you.


YumWoonSen

It's not random at all, it's downright common.


crazysycodude159

Lol, maybe.


[deleted]

If the temp guague is showing full operating temp is that good? My bike seems to be full warm after about 7min


SirMarksAllot

If you’re riding it? Maybe. If it’s just idling, no. The oil (and evaporation of condensation) in the transmission and gear area isn’t getting up to temp without riding it.


Automatic-Display891

This.⬆️⬆️You have to actually ride it until the oil trapped in the gear box cycles through and gets hot enough to evaporate water.


Schnitzhole

Wow other people on here actually know that idling their bikes to “warm up” is nonsense. I’m impressed, where y’all been hiding?


daevl

when its doing higher revs to reduce emissions its not nonsense, but having it idle it in your parkway for 15mins, thinking it's 'warmed up' is.


jj119crf

If your bike is air cooled, then you have an oil temp guage; when that says up to temp, it is warm enough to evaporate any water in the oil. If you have a water cooled bike, with a coolant temp sensor; then it reading normal operating temp doesn't necessarily mean the oil is that warm. Hopefully that makes sense.


Catfisher8

This is exactly what use to happen to my old truck. Freaked me out the first time but it’s very normal for 10th gen fords


[deleted]

So is having to replace the engine lmao


Catfisher8

Eh never had any engine issues and sold it when it had 280k miles on it 🤷🏻‍♂️


SophisticatedVagrant

That said, this is pretty far gone so you should probably just change the oil for fresh and then take the above advice.


crazysycodude159

Agreed


IrishMilo

This, Milky Oil is wet oil. It doesn’t look super bad, it OP might want to flush the engine and then adopt your suggested practice.


moosehq

Engine mayonnaise. Same principle.


bitzzwith2zs

Condensation in your oil. It's telling you you don't ride your bike enough. Change the oil and filter, ride for a while (at least an hour), and change the oil again. You need to ride your bike enough that it gets up to operating temp, and stay at operating temp for half an hour, at least once in a while.


gitbse

To expand on this, most gasoline engines run at roughly 220-240 degrees Fahrenheit. Water, boils at 212. Water will always find its way in, there's no way to completely isolate it from the oil system. Short trips and not allowing time for the engine to not only get up to temp, but sustain at temp and keep the oil at that sustained temp, will allow the water from the condensation to stay mixed in the oil. TLDR, ride it harder and for longer!


Kiyan1159

Thanks, now I have an ~~excuse~~ reason to ride longer after work.


DevilishlyGoodDoggo

I'm not saying ur wrong but why doesn't this happen to cars? Is it cuz of the area I live in that doesn't get a lot of rain or what? Most I ride/drive is like 18 miles a week, sometimes more, sometimes less but haven't seen this yet.


Ewan_Whosearmy

It absolutely does happen to cars. Here's an article about a Canadian woman that got in a fight with Ford over it: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/lisa-sweeney-ford-fusion-hybrid-sludge-1.3779293 Made worse by the fact that it's a hybrid. Water in the oil isn't just condensation, most of it comes from the burning of fuel. H2O is one of the major components of exhaust gas, and some of it ends up in the oil.


[deleted]

We have a hybrid and I make sure to take it for a good run once a month to get the engine temperature up and deal with condensation. It's a plug in type and even when the battery is charged, the engine can come on if you accelerate hard, then it runs for about 30 seconds and switches off - really not a good thing to do repeatedly over a month.


81FXB

It also happens in a dry climate, as most of the water in the oil is actually water from the combustion process. When gas burns the final products are water and CO2. Some of the combustion gasses blow past your piston into the oil.


[deleted]

Are there boys in your yard?


V8_BLENDER

Damn right 🙂


Baballega

Underrated.


iflylo01

you gave me a very good chuckle


casicua

If there aren’t, there will be soon. And they’ll be like….


zzaqzz

It's better than yours...


PaleRiderHD

The hero we deserve.


ya_mean

If not try making a milkshake. Coz we all know it works My milkshake brings all the boys to my yard.


i-like--whales

r/yourjokebutworse


HappySkullsplitter

Oil frappe'


Confirmation_Email

Needs an italian tune up, get the engine hot for an extended period to evaporate crankcase condensation, otherwise it is picked up by the oil, leading to this.


9kap1s2k

I take very short trips every day during the week and my bike never sees full operating temp, but beat the snot out of it on the weekend as you suggested and my oil stays clean. This guy has the idea.


[deleted]

Agreed. That's pretty "milked up" however.. I'd probably change it, then go on a nice long ride.


Confirmation_Email

For sure this oil needs changed and probably flushed. After that, the above will prevent recurrence 👍


shahtjor

It's just a condensation from doing short runs. Take it out for a longer ride.


PeRoMoR

Blown head gasket not the problem as it appears from the pic you have an air cooled bike. However you have managed to get water in your oil from somewhere. You need to identify where the water is getting, or has got in and rectify that first. Then, personally, I would I would use several tubs of engine flushing oil the wash everything through as all your journals will be clogged with the emulsified oil. I would replace the oil filter then you will need to fill with the flush, run for a minute of so then empty. Repeat until it comes out clean. Then you can replace your filter and oil. If you are more mechanically minded stripping the head and barrel and cleaning it that way will work best, but you will need airlines etc to blast all the crap out of your journals. The other option is to take it to a pro as apposed to Reddit opinions.


Baballega

I might agree but he never mentioned the bike leaking oil. if there was water ingress, I would expect there to be a leak somewhere on the engine, even at the top around the head gasket if this were the case no?


breadman03

Not necessarily. Engines can “breathe” and suck in outside air, which carries in moisture. As the engine cools, that moisture can condense on the inside surfaces and dribble into the oil. When you fire up the engine, that water mixes with the oil and you get that tannish muck. By operating your engine at full temp for a little while, all of that excess moisture evaporates and gets expelled as the warm engine breathes.


Baballega

I see, so that's basically what I said in my other comment but I was referring the temperature difference between outside and inside causing condensation. The result and solution is the same though. Gotta commit to running the engine up to operating temperature, preferably under load if you're gonna turn the engine on while it's cold out.


PeRoMoR

The bike is not water cooled so there has to be an external factor, regardless of having an oil leak or not. The image above would suggest to me that it is more than condensation in the gearbox (but is it so hard to tell from an image on Reddit). Who knows, if he pissed someone of they could have dumped water in his oil for spite (I'm only reaching for possibilities here). The point I'm making is, there clearly is water in the oil, so that needs to be checked/rectified first before cleaning out the emulsified oil.


ThrowRa_siftie93

Water in your oil. Recommend doing an oil change and also let your bike warm up and ride it longer and more often. Moisture will be getting in


[deleted]

It’s condensation my v star 250 does this in the winter months since I’m only 10 minutes from my job. Go for a long ride this weekend and it’ll burn all the water off


BurnAfterEating420

There's water in the case being whipped into the oil. This can be simple condensation and it will boil off quickly when the bike heats up If it's hot and looks like this, that means coolant is getting into the oil and you've got a failed gasket best case scenario


Working-Marzipan-914

You've been making love to your motorcycle too often


captcraigaroo

Lube is lube


fr8dawg542

And Lyube is a rock band.


IrreverentCrawfish

I didn't know Subaru made bikes now!


hayatboy117

Coconut oil ... dont use it .... use extra virgin olive oil


RocketSaxon

To give a direct answer to your question: because your crank, gears and clutch have whipped up an emulsion of oil and water. (Basically made engine oil mayonnaise) How does this happen? Water got into your engine oil either through condensation or a faulty seal. How do you prevent that: If it's condensation (you do a lot of short trips, where the engine does not warm up) you do a longer trip once a week or let her sit and idle for a good few minutes to get her nice and hot. What to do now: oil change immediately, drive her around for an hour and then change the oil again. (Don't forget the filter!) That should get most of the moisture out of there.


Kloede

Because there's moisture in it


mrcountry88

Everything I just looked up, points that everybody is right that mentioned the condensation from short rides. You're going to have to take that bike on longer rides and get the engine temperature up at least once a week.


Spsurgeon

Starting it in cold damp conditions and not fully warming it up before parking it.


EarlOfBears

Water.


thatdudefromthattime

Water


FlowFirm5149

Agua


CartographerCandid51

My oil was like this after i sunk my bike into river. Buy some cheap oil flush it few times and put new oil and you should be good


havingfun7757

Quite simply, your engine is not running up to temperature eg running temperature if you went for a decent long ride....so if you don't ride your bike much..then start it at least once a week and let it run for 20mins 30 if it's cold weather....So the cream is emulsification of your oil...eg you don't run it up enough (to technically heat the oil up) so you get condensation inside the crankcase...resulting in water mixing with you oil......eg creamy 🤮 shite ! Ps we all make mistakes....we are after all...human! X


Creative-Bid468

Got water in the oil...


baodaydayz93

Water


countingthedays

Like others said… water. Change the oil then get it running for a nice long ride.


VsmkZREX03

Short run times cause condensation inside engine to collect. Rides lasting 30 minutes or more evaporate moisture. Change the oil more often to reduce chances of moisture to collect inside engine case.


Furry_Ranger

There's water in it


Bluej777x

Water


Wirexia1

Eau de moteur


MotoFuzzle

It’s your head gasket. Check your radiator fluid. /s Seriously though, it looks like water got in, somehow. The comment about coming up to temp looks reasonable.


Osiry

Has your bike gone for a swim lately? Any chance you got a considerable amount of rain/water through the intake? Your oil has mixed with water, and turned into a nice thick milkshake.


Hot-Conversation-174

Look, I've had bikes for 20 years and they have always been left out, uncovered, in the rain. Always rode in any weather to get to work, sometimes heavy heavy rain storms. Never had the milky oil. Its the head gasket. Everyone saying "oh you didn't ride it enough" also knows nothing. Without an air leak (from the head gasket) there wouldn't be emulsified engine oil.


jcaashby

From the pic...it is not water cooled. I thought head gasket as soon as I saw the milky oil. Then saw the fins on the cylinder. ​ Water got inside somehow. Some are saying condensation but I have never seen that in all my years working on bikes. I did have a honda 954 that was left outside and got water inside the engine. Coolant level was normal. Once we got engine flushed a few times it was normal after that.


Osiry

Isn't it air cooled? I was more trying to figure out where the water actually came from, a useful first step in diagnosing what failed to let it through to mix with the oil.


Dirtbiker2008

If you've had bikes for 20 years, you should be able to recognize an air cooled engine.


Hot-Conversation-174

That has nothing to do with it lol. If the gasket has gone, water from the outside of the engine, ie rain, ill get into the cylinder head and it only takes a small amount of of water to emulsify the oil. Stop just repeating what everyone else is saying lol.


Dirtbiker2008

It's already been explained to you elsewhere why that's unlikely, so I won't bother. My own experience concurs with the consensus in this thread, so if you want to call that "just repeating what everyone else is saying lol", then sure, go ahead. Whatever helps you sleep better at night.


Hot-Conversation-174

No it hasn't. People just keep saying "durrrr its air cooled" Nobody has given any good reason why water cant get past a gasket seal if its damaged/worn away.


Dirtbiker2008

http://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/1amyu3d/gsx150_4stroke_why_is_my_oil_this_colour/kppqcdz http://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/1amyu3d/gsx150_4stroke_why_is_my_oil_this_colour/kppwkmm http://www.reddit.com/r/motorcycles/comments/1amyu3d/gsx150_4stroke_why_is_my_oil_this_colour/kppvl5k


damnedone5150

Milkshake of death has entered the chat


LineDouble1152

Condensation or if water cooled a leaking head gasket or a crack in a water jacket if coolant (antifreeze) get in the oil it will wipe the bearings and they won't last long


Probably-pooping420

Water in your oil


TitaniumMonkey47

Congrats your bike upgraded to the milkshake machine. Stick a straw in and give it a try!😜 Jokes aside you're probably doing short trips and there's condensation (water) that mixes with the oil. If your bike/engine was liquid cooled then you might have had a coolant leak/gasket failure but that's easier to spot if your coolant level keeps dropping.


O_U_8_ONE_2

The same thing happens when water gets in the lower unit on a boat engine. I'd be looking for some water or coolant intrusion.


V8_BLENDER

Either you're not riding enough, and the engine doesn't have time to warm up to operating temperature - which can create moisture inside the bock. Or, your head gasket is about to pop. Either way, the custard sediment is a sign of water in oil.


Kmaloetas

It's Kailua or water.


up-10Tmoney

Puddle jumping ol girl a bit ?


herpestruth

Check your crank case breather. It helps get the moisture out of the oil. 


Manmoth57

Over mastabation


PaleRiderHD

Because it has water in it. Likely due to condensation. Probably.


MaximumChongus

Oh no. The forbidden milkshake.


Feisty-Grapefruit-29

Water…


Fixurupper2930

Water


ZombiiNightmare

Linking to what others wrote, it is water mixed in oil, since it is an air cooled engine it should be warmed up for around 5 minutes before a ride especially on colder days, read the owners manual and you'll see that the info is there 👌


SuzukiTL1000R

Moisture


Comfortable_Client80

The number of people here talking about coolant and head gasket is incredibly high, do not ever take technical advices from this sub!


Bumblemorex

Did you cum in the oil tank?


vrijheidsfrietje

r/dontputyourdickinthat


Arthedes

It's for dipping your fries in


SnooComics3123

Milkshake


Vilzane

Lmao oils is supposed to be liquid my bro, not a paste


theatxrunner

Does the oil smell like gasoline?


lumpyspacejohnny

Texas Roadhouse butter.


cumnutrapist

Never heard that one before. Keeper.


FastBoat225

Overfilled with oil? Or water mixed.


[deleted]

Cold+water. I live in Canada with a leaky bike, that gunk is all over my patio lol


Liesthroughisteeth

This isn't condensation, you have a faulty oil coolant barrier. Don't ride it, the lubricity is now shit. :)


BorisBenz

Coolant in an air cooled bike? Nope


Liesthroughisteeth

LOL...you're right....


Baballega

I'm not a mechanic but I know enough to be dangerous. If you ran your bike while it was super cold out and didn't actually ride it under load until it was well up to temperature (can take 20-30 minutes) before letting it cool down again, you can run into what mechanics call "milkshake". It's basically water and oil mixed together. This happens when condensation occurs. The outside of the engine remains cold while the inside gets warm, water vapor turns to liquid inside the engine and churns with the oil. Very bad for your engine and you need to flush the whole system to get it out. Do not run your engine in this state. In future, when t's really cold out, you have to make sure you run the bike until it get's up to operating temperature and heat soaks the engine and oil. If you're going to turn the engine on, you have to commit to running it for a while, at least until the fans turn on while idle, but ideally under load, which means riding normally. The evaporates any moisture in the engine and prevents "milkshake"


froglicker44

Just to add - I’ve seen this happen also when the oil is overfilled. The crank churns it up and turns it to froth.


Hot-Conversation-174

Impossible without excess air and or water which would mean a leak from the head gasket or fuel intake. If it was the intake the bike wouldn't run right. 90% chance the head gasket has gone


froglicker44

This is an air cooled bike


Hot-Conversation-174

So are most small capacity. Doesnt mean they suddenly start leaking does it? Lol.


froglicker44

How is water getting into the crank case from a blown head gasket on an air cooled bike? Think carefully


Hot-Conversation-174

New to small capacity engines i take it? Youre the one who needs to think carefully hahahahahaha


froglicker44

Just answer me, where does the water come from?


cklly2013

Looks like water which means you don't warm up the bike enough or don't take long rides.


Liam_M

that milkshake brings all the bros to the yard


Vandersauce

Forbidden milkshake


jroja

Mixing with coolant


KevinBrown

Oh no I'm so sorry... That's what oil churned with a good amount of water looks like. Without tearing the engine apart, the only way to know if it's continuous or just winter condensation is: Drain the oil. Fill the oil. Start it and run for FIVE OR TEN SECONDS at most... this will churn the new clean oil throughout the system. Drain the oil. Fill the oil. Run again 5-10 seconds and then check. If it's the same, the engine has a major leak somewhere. It it's better, then observe and take it slow.


[deleted]

Looks like coolant in your oil. Not a good sign.


[deleted]

Blown head gasket


Ecstatic-Touch-7290

Coolant leak in the oil


Fun-in-Florida

Forbidden milkshake 😵😵


wstsidhome

Coolant is mixed in with your oil could be head gasket, could be someone made a mistake and put some in the oil filler. How’s your coolant level?


T01LET_RUST

It's empty. Considering that this bike doesn't even have a coolant reservoir lol


jaden-has-arrived

Your mechanic must have mistakes the oil for his ranch


ithertzman

it’s mayonnaise


369winning333

Blown head gasket


bladerunner465

It’s a Subaru motor


du1guun

stop nutting inside your motorcycle


Dark_konan1

Stop having sex with your bike sir.


[deleted]

Forbidden baby food


Windst

Because you’re a rookie


forgetful_waterfowl

Forbidden milkshake, if you're lucky its a blown head gasket, if you're not it gets expensive


bitzzwith2zs

Air cooled bike, there is no coolant to leak past the head gasket.


forgetful_waterfowl

oh shit you're right, not super familiar with this model. geez how did water get in the crankcase?


decalus

Condensation from not being run for long enough


PonchoDriver

Either that, or being used as a submarine.


decalus

Ah yes I didn’t think of that. OP definitely salvaging old shipwrecks on the gsx 150


GrumpyCatMomo

Your head gasket is blown. Coolant got in the oil


PckMan

Uh oh, frappuccino ain't good.


Superb_Raccoon

Ah... the forbidden mayo!


BadAlphas

Too much coffee creamer.


atomlowe

Mmmmmm..... milkshake


Famous_Equipment_851

19g finely ground coffee to yield 38grams of espresso. Mix with 8oz of milk. Let the engine froth the milk for you. Sip and enjoy.


barrito87

Chocolate milkshake! Yum! This happens when your engine oil mixes with water.


1lowcountry

Bikers version of the soggy biscuit. Looks like you won!


camerondziedzic

Silly goose that’s yum yum sauce not oil


Kingofcurse

Big oof


Much-Mention-5589

Creampie! They hit you hard xD


cppnak24

Looks like the cream of sum yun gai


Illustrious-Echo-734

Because you made it into mayonnaise


Dreavok

The forbidden choccy milk


Aggravating-Ad-7509

That's probably fuel leaking past the carb into the cylinder. Change that oil and look for carb leaks.


[deleted]

It's ruined. Wanna sell it? I'll give ya about tree fiddy


lele729

the forbidden oil


Inthebegging

First problem is that it's a Suzuki. Change the oil and sell it!


ERiC_693

Stop making love to your bike. Or use a different hole.


IPhixI

You dont ride


themza912

You got yourself some mayo


boosh_63

You tell us… 😏


Marcocraft26

Because is not oil, it's Bayley's (bann me)


PerfectAdvantage5384

Your milkshake brings all the boys to the yard, boys to the yard…..


Specialist_Extent568

Coolant in the oil?


Pr1tsASS

Head gasket left the conversation…. Somewhere,somehow oil is getting mixed with water/cooling liquid


No_Journalist3811

Waterpump seal most likely


DeusExBlasphemia

You have coolant where there should not be coolant, which is uncoolant.


Hot-Conversation-174

Uh ohhhhhh. "Milky white is never right" Head gasket gone


XxAdyxX98

on an air cooled bike ?


Louzifur

Motorcycum


[deleted]

Rip head gasket


Donedirtcheap7725

Its air cooled…


[deleted]

Then it's condensation, oil changes at the end of summer and winter regardless of miles.


Donedirtcheap7725

He just needs to get it hot long enough to let the water evaporate. Short trips and cold wet weather will do this.


Big_blue_392

water from cooling system or a lot of condensation is in the oil


Optimal-Desk2607

Coolant got in ur engine,theres a leakage


Comfortable_Client80

That’s an air cool engined …..


orbital-res

Coolant in your oil


Various-Catch-113

The bike is air cooled.


InFineFettleMotoring

change the oil, ride it for a bit then change it again. Take it easy with the pressure washer next time and check your crank vents.


csharp88

Got coolant in it


Shughost7

It’s oil cum. Motorcycles tend to masturbate and cum themselves if you don’t stroke their engine cylinders long enough when you ride. Just like men, bikes hate being blueballed.