puff of smoke from exhaust?
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puff of smoke from exhaust?
I went to the track last weekend and noticed a puff of smoke coming out of my exhaust it looks like when I shift??? I cant really tell if it is blue or white, is this bad? It doesnt look like a lot of smoke but rings? or head gasket? What could be wrong? Thanks
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Ok thanks a lot I will have to look into the catch can thing. How exactly does that work? Where do you put the catch can in, and where did you get it from? Thanks
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Catch can is placed inbetween the the pcv hose and the intake mainifold. Heres some pic's for ya.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ighlight=catch
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ighlight=catch
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What about deleting the pcv system and running a breather in the oil fill cap spot? I have been reading and this seems like a good alternative So I would just cap the pcv lines and add the breather? Am I doin this right or you have other ideas?
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Originally Posted by okls1
What about deleting the pcv system and running a breather in the oil fill cap spot? I have been reading and this seems like a good alternative So I would just cap the pcv lines and add the breather? Am I doin this right or you have other ideas?
don't delete the pcv or cap it you'll cause more problems
look in the forced induction part under blow by i explain things pretty well
if its not blue or white then its prolly black which means your running rich blue is oil and white is coolant
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Well it is not black for sure. It is blue or white I cant tell. Kinda looks white. There are other threads about deleting and putting breather in without problems What would this do? Would it create problems?
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yeah it'll create problems for the simple fact you don't have anything pulling the blow by gases out they just vent,and little blowby gets out that way.
noone likes gas mixing in with their oil
noone likes gas mixing in with their oil
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Well I read here that the PCV can let oil into intake which could then get burned which would cause the small puff of smoke out of my exhaust... Would that be accurate? or is there something worse wrong with my motor?
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Originally Posted by okls1
Well I read here that the PCV can let oil into intake which could then get burned which would cause the small puff of smoke out of my exhaust... Would that be accurate? or is there something worse wrong with my motor?
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So would the catch can be better then the breather? Then I would have to clean out the catch can every now and then, and I read a few people saying it didnt work? How much was your catch can? Does it fit in there good? Thanks for the help.
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Originally Posted by okls1
So would the catch can be better then the breather? Then I would have to clean out the catch can every now and then, and I read a few people saying it didnt work? How much was your catch can? Does it fit in there good? Thanks for the help.
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the catch can catch's the oil that would other wise be sucked into the intake. you can make your own catch can for cheap,and yes occasionally you'd have to drain it.
also spy2520 i've done that with the same filters there for a carb, i used those on my first turbo setup and they got clogged in a matter of days
also spy2520 i've done that with the same filters there for a carb, i used those on my first turbo setup and they got clogged in a matter of days
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Originally Posted by 89Formulaws6
also spy2520 i've done that with the same filters there for a carb, i used those on my first turbo setup and they got clogged in a matter of days
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Originally Posted by spy2520
yeah it was kinda a recomendation to try and troubleshoot my smoke problem and see how much oil is really getting in their, nothing permanent.
just make sure you watch the filter so it don't get clogged