Burning Oil after headers??
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I installed MAC with ORY, ever since the car will puff burnt oil out the exhaust when is revved over 5000 , I never really noticed it before the headers. Has anybody had this problem, or have I cracked are ring or something??
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LS1's burn a little oil anyways (we all know that). So when you removed the cats, the minute oil burned just goes straight through to the back.
I cured mine wa long time ago with a catch can.
I cured mine wa long time ago with a catch can.
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In brief, we have a crappy PCV system that tends to suck oil back into intake (just open your TB blade and peek inside with a flashlight).
So on the passenger side the pcv hose goes to a catch can and then from the catch can to the PCV valve. I put a VW clear fuel filter between CC and PCV in case some oil vapors didn't have time to condense and gather in the can.
Do a search, and you'll find lots of info. The favorites are AMW and Greddy.
Another way to do it is a LS6 PCV system, but it requires intake removal and block machining, however also works well.
So on the passenger side the pcv hose goes to a catch can and then from the catch can to the PCV valve. I put a VW clear fuel filter between CC and PCV in case some oil vapors didn't have time to condense and gather in the can.
Do a search, and you'll find lots of info. The favorites are AMW and Greddy.
Another way to do it is a LS6 PCV system, but it requires intake removal and block machining, however also works well.
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
In brief, we have a crappy PCV system that tends to suck oil back into intake (just open your TB blade and peek inside with a flashlight).
So on the passenger side the pcv hose goes to a catch can and then from the catch can to the PCV valve. I put a VW clear fuel filter between CC and PCV in case some oil vapors didn't have time to condense and gather in the can.
Do a search, and you'll find lots of info. The favorites are AMW and Greddy.
Another way to do it is a LS6 PCV system, but it requires intake removal and block machining, however also works well.
So on the passenger side the pcv hose goes to a catch can and then from the catch can to the PCV valve. I put a VW clear fuel filter between CC and PCV in case some oil vapors didn't have time to condense and gather in the can.
Do a search, and you'll find lots of info. The favorites are AMW and Greddy.
Another way to do it is a LS6 PCV system, but it requires intake removal and block machining, however also works well.
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I can smell the burning oil, I know LS1's go through some oil. If I rev it once to 6000 it will puff out a cloud kinda embarrassing, I think I will try the catch can.
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Have the same issue, and it only became a real problem after I installed my macs with an ORP. It is definitely embarrassing!
Catch can didn't help me, and probably won't help you since the issue is most likely blow-by at WOT. The jist of it is, we have low-tension oil rings in our engine. By adding headers "something" got disturbed as far as the pressures in the engine goes. I would imagine a very good crankcase evac system would cure the problem, but there is no bolt in system for the LS1. You'd have to fab something up.
Ahhhhh , fun!
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Catch can didn't help me, and probably won't help you since the issue is most likely blow-by at WOT. The jist of it is, we have low-tension oil rings in our engine. By adding headers "something" got disturbed as far as the pressures in the engine goes. I would imagine a very good crankcase evac system would cure the problem, but there is no bolt in system for the LS1. You'd have to fab something up.
Ahhhhh , fun!
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You installed the ORY at the same time? Im gonna agree with 5point7 and say that its running rich. Headers are known to run pig-rich at WOT. Also, LS1s do burn a little bit of oil normally, especially at high RPMs. Check to see if your car uses more oil now between changes. I think alot has to do with not having cats to sanitize the exhaust anymore.
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Mine did the same thing after I put the Macs on. I thought it was just rich but it was tuned by FMS and it's not rich anymore. The last pull on the dyno was just like the first, very smokey. I tend to think it's in the rings like stated above. I plan on doing a rebuild soon so I'm just going to keep living with the James Bond smoke screen. Almost forgot, mine only does it at high RPM's as well.
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I have the same problem with my Macs and ORY and i put the catch can in and it still does it definetley sux to puff smoke going to redo my valve seals sense i'm doing a cam swap
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i have sprayed tons of nitrous, have 40,000 miles on the car now and have had macs on it with ory for 2 weeks now, no smoke or anything like that at all.. i wonder if i should do the catchcan mod tho.
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I'm starting to wonder now....
You know, my smoking problem def. stated with my Macs and ORP, and other obviously are having the same experience. I am burning ALOT of oil. More than a quart every 700 miles! But I rev my engine to the moon very very often. I was planning on going with a new bottom end next year, (with good ol' fashion) normal tension oil rings. I wonder if it's not worth trying a different brand of headers first?!?! Many people with Macs have had a similiar experience.
Very suspicious....
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You know, my smoking problem def. stated with my Macs and ORP, and other obviously are having the same experience. I am burning ALOT of oil. More than a quart every 700 miles! But I rev my engine to the moon very very often. I was planning on going with a new bottom end next year, (with good ol' fashion) normal tension oil rings. I wonder if it's not worth trying a different brand of headers first?!?! Many people with Macs have had a similiar experience.
Very suspicious....
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