Why is my air filter soaked with oil
Jan 26, 2013 at 12:37 AM
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IS YOUR PCV SYSTEM INSTALLED/ SET UP/ WORKING CORRECTLY?
OTHER THAN THAT,
ENGINE CONDITION WOULD BE THE BIGGEST FACTOR.....COMBUSTION "BLOW-BY" (RINGS NOT SEALING--DUE TO BREAKAGE OR EXCESSIVE WEAR WOULD CAUSE THE OIL TO BE BLOWN BACK THRU THE PCV FRESH AIR TUBE/ HOSE). A COMPRESSION TEST MIGHT REVEAL THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM.
SORTA A QUICK CHECK WITHOUT GOING TO THE TROUBLE OF THE COMPRESSION TEST----WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE, REMOVE THE OIL FILL CAP---IF IT'S PUFFING SMOKE OUT HEAVILY OUT OF THE FILL HOLE, MOST LIKELY IT'S TIME TO REBUILD THE OLE ENGINE
THE MEDIC
OTHER THAN THAT,
ENGINE CONDITION WOULD BE THE BIGGEST FACTOR.....COMBUSTION "BLOW-BY" (RINGS NOT SEALING--DUE TO BREAKAGE OR EXCESSIVE WEAR WOULD CAUSE THE OIL TO BE BLOWN BACK THRU THE PCV FRESH AIR TUBE/ HOSE). A COMPRESSION TEST MIGHT REVEAL THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM.
SORTA A QUICK CHECK WITHOUT GOING TO THE TROUBLE OF THE COMPRESSION TEST----WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE, REMOVE THE OIL FILL CAP---IF IT'S PUFFING SMOKE OUT HEAVILY OUT OF THE FILL HOLE, MOST LIKELY IT'S TIME TO REBUILD THE OLE ENGINE
THE MEDIC
Jan 26, 2013 at 1:24 AM