Cam caps. What’s this fluid?
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Have you smelled it? I bet it smells like bullshit. Lol.
I wonder what would bead up on an oily surface like water? Water perhaps? If the engine block is cooler than the surrounding air then moisture present in the air can condense on the metal anywhere the air might be able to reach. Is the area where you found this mystery substance excluded from contact with the air? I assumed when I saw the picture that there was air between the camera and the surface of the engine. You didn't happen to have this in a hermetically-sealed case, did you?
I wonder what would bead up on an oily surface like water? Water perhaps? If the engine block is cooler than the surrounding air then moisture present in the air can condense on the metal anywhere the air might be able to reach. Is the area where you found this mystery substance excluded from contact with the air? I assumed when I saw the picture that there was air between the camera and the surface of the engine. You didn't happen to have this in a hermetically-sealed case, did you?
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I can see where hes at with this, the water came out upon bolt removal. Thats likely becomes a sealed chamber when the fastener is torqued. My only guess is that someone had the top end apart before and washed it with a garden hose like I often do, but reassembled it with water still in the holes.