Losing oil after cam swap
03-24-2006, 12:44 AM
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Losing oil after cam swap I installed the TR 224 cam, 918 springs, TR pushrods, ls6 oil pump, and ls2 timing chain around the end of January. I'm losing quite a bit of oil...but there are no leaks, and when it has enough oil there is excellent pressure. So, I'm thinking it has to be burning off somewhere, any ideas on where it could be or if it's something else? Thanks
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03-24-2006, 09:53 AM
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I didn't even mess with the valve seals so they should have stayed correctly in place. Before the cam it never burned any oil. Thanks for the help guys
03-24-2006, 10:45 AM
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I was told that if you get rid of the pcv all together, your crank case cant breath or vent properly when you reach higher rpms. Is this incorrect? I am sure there is some sort of con to removing the pcv system when it was designed to be there, no?
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hmmm, I've heard of people upgrading to an LS6 pcv or similar but not removing it. How will that help with the oil consumption...do you have any links? Thanks!
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03-27-2006, 01:10 AM
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I may try replacing the valve seals when I can get the time and see if that works. It just doesn't make sense to me that the pcv would be the cause of the oil consumption because it didn't consume a drop before the cam swap. 
Thanks for the help guys
Thanks for the help guys
03-27-2006, 04:24 AM
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Before the advent of the EPA the crankcase pressure was bled directly into the atmosphere rather than back into the engine. Fuel and Alcohol still do this on the dragstrip, but they use a puke bottle to catch the excess. A PVC is just a one-way check valve.
03-27-2006, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by eallanboggs
Before the advent of the EPA the crankcase pressure was bled directly into the atmosphere rather than back into the engine. Fuel and Alcohol still do this on the dragstrip, but they use a puke bottle to catch the excess. A PVC is just a one-way check valve.
