Road Pirate IV

I have a 95 T/A with an 8psi Intercooled Procharger. After one day at the track, on my final run I had a nast blowout from my PVC valve where I now have a K&N filter for breathing purposes. The filter blew out (obvioulsy under too much boost) and threw some nasty oil all over the engine.

I thought I needed more breather on the manifold, so I installed an oil breater cap to try and compensate. After starting the vehicle again, I noticed a nice white smoke come out of the breather cap and the filter (in my opinion excessive).

I was thinking Head Gasket, or rings, or something to that nature, but I have NO I repeat NO white exhaust gases whatsoever . . . clean as a whistle back there. But I still have way to much pressure in the manifold and that nice white smoke?

Just for the record, I still get tons of boost, but when I hit boost the oil cap breater (which practically just sits on the oil filler) blows off.

I am totally at a loss fellas! What could possible be wrong???

PLEASE HELP ME! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />

Thanks in advance ~ <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />

Chance~
cbixby@charter.net

steve

check the radiator fluid whith the car running and the cap off. do you see bubble's??

i have the opinion from what you have told me that its a head gasket.

pull a compression check and a leak down on each cyclinder. that will actually be the best starting point.

how are the plugs looking?

steve frank

Rpm2800

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Road Pirate IV:

I was thinking Head Gasket, or rings, or something to that nature, but I have NO I repeat NO white exhaust gases whatsoever . . . clean as a whistle back there. But I still have way to much pressure in the manifold and that nice white smoke?

Just for the record, I still get tons of boost, but when I hit boost the oil cap breater (which practically just sits on the oil filler) blows off.

I am totally at a loss fellas! What could possible be wrong???

PLEASE HELP ME! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />

Thanks in advance ~ <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />

Chance~
cbixby@charter.net[/QB]</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sounds like the classic signs of a a broke piston ring land. The white puffs of smoke comming out of the filler cap is a usually a tell tale sign.

<small>[ June 24, 2002, 09:49 PM: Message edited by: Rpm2800 ]</small>

Road Pirate IV

I would say broke piston ring, but you would think there would be excessive smoke at the exhaust as well (especially on startup) <-- but there is none.

Steve . . . I will definately try out your theory with the radiator cap off and I will try get a compression check done as well.

Thanks fellas!

dfarmercse

Years ago I broke a piston ring and had a lot of blow by and no extra smoke out the pipes. It was a 440, but don't think that really matters.