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Old May 25, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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put in ms4, prc duals melling oil pump and hardened pushrods. put it all back together. started her up and had to feather the throttle to keep it runnin. it ran for about 5 minutes with oil pressure at like 70 which seemed high to me and i heard a pop folllowed by white smoke. looked under the hood and the valve cover gasket was blown completly out of place. idk what to do so please help me out guys
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Old May 25, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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Did you pull the valve cover off and take a look? The oil pressure didn't just blow the valve cover gasket out.
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i havent pulled it off yet im lettin it cool down, just wondered if anyone had any insight onto why this would happen, i know i tightened the bitch down so somethin obvioulsy aint right. also the service engine light is on. idk if thats normal too but it was off before
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sounds like your engine isn't venting crankcase pressure.
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so how do i fix this?
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If PCV is clogged or stuck shut it won't vent back to the intake and that pressure has to go somewhere.
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I want to see where this goes.^^^^
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ok well im still looking for suggestions on what to look for and change. all i know about pcv is that its like little plug that goes into back of the valve cover lol. and where is this gonna go pippin?
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depending on what year ur car is, the valve is above the passenger side valve cover.
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99 and what should i do with the valve
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If the valve cover blew out then the engine aint venting good, like what {ellanboggs} said..But for the white smoke, you will usually see white smoke if you are burning oil or coolant.
Did it get hot ? ?
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Pull the valve cover off already.
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99 and what should i do with the valve
buy a new one. theyre like $5. but yeah, pull the valve cover.
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buying a new valve cover and figured out my problem, i didnt plug in my coil pack on the passenger side, im such a dumbass like that. thanks for the help guys
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