Oil with bubbles

[LTQuick]

I checked my oil today after driving a bit and there are small air bubbles in it, What's up with that?

 

[99gst_racer]

If you over-fill your oil, you can get oil bubbles on the dipstick.

 

[WMD]

^ ya and it's bad because your crank slaps the oil. If not fixed, it will cause damage.

 

[LTQuick]

what kind of damage?

 

[WMD]

It puts strain on the main bearings. The thing is flailing around at sometimes 7000 rpm, ever done a belly flop? hurts, dosent it? The crank has to break the surface tension of the oil to move through it, just like your body has to break the surface tension of water to move throught it.
When hitting water at 70 mph, its has the same force as running into a concrete wall at the same speed. Water has the greatest surface tension, but oil still has some. So you can see why its bad.

 

[LTQuick]

thank you very much, good info. My pan got crushed a little bit so that must be the cause. I'll just have to get a new one I guess.

 

[importboost]

The bubbles aren't what would cause the damage. Just so you know.

 

[LTQuick]

I got that, it's just an effect of the problem

 

[highboostintsi]

ive pulled many dipsticks. never seen that. post if u come across any major problems.

 

[WMD]

Hey, dont buy a new one, fix what you have first. It will save you money. Just be gental and pound it out with a balpien hammer.
BTW, was your oil above the fill line? If it wasnt, then the oil wasnt to high. (just wondering if you checked)

 

[LTQuick]

it was slightly too full