# 2000 olds alero

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-olds-alero/265525>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [November 17, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-olds-alero/265525 "2012-11-17T19:39:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![slow4show](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@slow4show](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow4show)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-olds-alero/265525/1 "2012-11-17T19:39:11Z")

</div>

did a slight tune up ( plugs , coil boots) noticed a yellow lookimg sludge on intake hoses and on dipstick while checking oil… cars has 90,xxx miles, has been running a little shitty at times/ while underload. car drove fine after tune up… so far, any ideas whats causing this, where its comming from what to look for … read online it maybe a codensation problem . any thoughts would be appreciated

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-olds-alero/265525/2 "2012-11-18T13:31:17Z")

</div>

if it’s a yellowish gunk in the top of the oil cap and in the PCV hoses it’s just condensate mixed with oil. Unless there is a lot of it building up inbetween oil changes I wouldn’t worry about it.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![daknut93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daknut93/32/6743_2.png) [@daknut93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/daknut93)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-olds-alero/265525/3 "2012-11-19T14:29:15Z")

</div>

Is it eating coolant mine dd it ended up being intake gasket

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-olds-alero/265525/4 "2012-11-19T14:32:50Z")

</div>

Gf’s 99 or 98 Malibu did the same shit. The intake manifold gasket was being eaten away. Sold it bought a Civic. Fixed.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ds50r](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ds50r/32/3491_2.png) [@ds50r](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ds50r)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-olds-alero/265525/5 "2012-11-19T16:33:10Z")

</div>

The intakes leak on those id pull the intake changebthengasket and check for cracks on the intake

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2000-olds-alero/265525/6 "2012-11-19T17:12:02Z")

</div>

intake gaskets are real common on these. My dad’s old Cutlass did the same thing.