Harry's Auto Service

Frequent short trips in the winter will create moisture in the throttle body and the oil cap could potentially turned into following problems:

Moisture and Condensation: Short journeys may prevent the engine from reaching its ideal operating temperature, which can cause condensation and moisture buildup in a number of engine parts. This moisture has the ability to combine with engine fluids, including oil, to generate a gunky material.

Blow-by Gases: During short trips in chilly weather, the engine could not warm up completely. Increased blow-by gases, which include water v***r and other impurities, may arise from this. The yellowish substance can form as a result of these gasses condensing in the throttle body and on the oil cap.

Incomplete Combustion: Short journeys and cold starts can result in incomplete combustion, which can produce byproducts that combine with engine oil to generate the sludge you're seeing.

It can lead towards the lack of engine power, throttle body failure or even it can throw some engine light trouble codes. If you are having these issues, get your vehicle diagnosed by a professional mechanic.

- Do you have trouble starting your vehicle in the morning?
- Does your vehicle start after a long crank?
- Do you have issues driving your vehicle after a long crank start?

Read this first before you blame the fuel pump and replace it. Fuel pump control module is an electrical device that communicates with ECM and regulates the fuel supply as per need. If the fuel pump control module is somehow faulty, that can overload the fuel pump and cause the fuel pump to fail. 

In this case, the customer requested to replace the fuel pump. When we inspected and tested the system, we found that the fuel pump control module was not communicating with ECM. After taking a close look at the module, our technician concluded that the vehicle was in a long crank start condition for a while. The reason behind it was a faulty burnt out fuel pump control module which eventually failed the fuel pump.

If your vehicle is behaving the same, do not diagnose it by yourself, Let us take care of your vehicle. Something like this can put your vehicle on fire. Why take risks when you have professionals available nearby.