1987 Dodge Ram oil shooting out of fill cap

1987 DODGE RAM
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DAVIDSTEEL
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Engine Mechanical problem
1987 Dodge Ram Two Wheel Drive Automatic

changed pcv vale and now oil is shooting out of cap and dip stick even worse than before
Oct 9, 2010 at 3:40 PM
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JDL
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Too much crankcase pressure. I worked on a vehicle once that had a hole in the piston, had so much crankcase pressure, it blew the pcv valve out and blew oil all over the engine compartment. You might do a compression test on the cylinders?
Oct 9, 2010 at 4:23 PM