Issues with 94' Camry V6'- Solid Oil under Cap!?

[redtigerrocks]

Hi Guys,
I have a 94' Camry XLE V6' with approximately 159,000 miles. Today i just popped the hood to just do a general check on oil level, transmission fluid, coolant level etc. and when i opened the oil cam to see the oil i saw a large flat cover of solid oil underneath- no running liquid oil. I was suprised and im kinda wondering if this is normal? Is their something wrong? I know im 600 miles over the oil change mileage and my oil levels are at full so i dont know if this is an issue or not?
thanks guys!

[rty]

You mean the oil cap? As far as I know that's normal. There is a baffle right underneath the oil cap, oil evaporates there, and solidifies.

I don't like it because you can't pour in oil quickly, and you can't look through the oil cap to see the condition of the engine.

[Lumberg]

Yeah the baffle right under the oil cap on those darn things always looks terrible.

I bet you that weird baked on coating would appear even synthetic oil.

See the intake for the PCV system enters right above that spot on the valve cover. So it's a perfect stagnation point for crankcase gases. 99% of the oil droplets and such from the crankcase probably get sucked down by the PCV valve. You're seeing the 1% that just kind of hovers and then settles on that little ledge of metal.

Uncleanable, too.

You're one of us now. The filler cap bafflement is the initiation ritual.

[freeburne]

could you post a pic?