just had new motor installed heads,cam,turbo,headers,intercooler,downpipe,etc. ive had the truck setting in my garage for about 3 weeks after getting it back while i relocated the battery and put on an airfilter i drove it yesterday for the first time and it has what looks like blow-by coming from the valve cover filter and now has oil leaks only has 50 miles since i got it back anybody have any ideas
pcv problem "I HOPE"
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Quickstop [UK]
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Re: pcv problem "I HOPE"
Do a comp test or leakdown to verify blowby. Are the valves plugged in the right way? Hope it's not serious.
Do a comp test or leakdown to verify blowby. Are the valves plugged in the right way? Hope it's not serious.
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Re: pcv problem "I HOPE"
PCVs don't *cause* blow-by generally, unless you have something hooked up really weird.
Could be oil or something burning off the manifolds?
Also important to remember - piston rings don't generally seal up instantly. Might take a bit of drive time
Take the oil fill cap off while running... if you have lots of lots of smoke/air coming out, I would give it a compression check. If it's just a minor amount of air, give it some time before condemning it.
One question I will bring up that nobody likes to hear- Did you fix the condition that caused the previous motor to go? A rebuild without fixing the underlying cause is a recipe for a second dead motor.
PCVs don't *cause* blow-by generally, unless you have something hooked up really weird.
Could be oil or something burning off the manifolds?
Also important to remember - piston rings don't generally seal up instantly. Might take a bit of drive time
Take the oil fill cap off while running... if you have lots of lots of smoke/air coming out, I would give it a compression check. If it's just a minor amount of air, give it some time before condemning it.
One question I will bring up that nobody likes to hear- Did you fix the condition that caused the previous motor to go? A rebuild without fixing the underlying cause is a recipe for a second dead motor.
Re: pcv problem "I HOPE"
never really had a prob with the old motor, fuel pump went out and truck sat in the garage for 7 years just decided one day to send it to get every thing redone truck was at the builders for 2 1/2 years just got it back and now this im going to try to look at it more today when i get home
never really had a prob with the old motor, fuel pump went out and truck sat in the garage for 7 years just decided one day to send it to get every thing redone truck was at the builders for 2 1/2 years just got it back and now this im going to try to look at it more today when i get home
Quickstop [UK]
Combating adversyty.
Re: pcv problem "I HOPE"
your rings gone? done that comp test yet? or the leakdown test yet?
your rings gone? done that comp test yet? or the leakdown test yet?
