Camaro350z2897

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i have oil spray out of my dipstick tube.. the stick itself is broken on the top. the tube steams a bit when car is fully warm too.. is this normal? or does it sound like who built the motor rings bad? or is that much spray/steam come out of that tube if its not sealed normal?

airfix

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Your getting blow by for sure, rings might not have seated.

Camaro350z2897

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ya figured. lovely. its a forged 383 i traded for. they built it and traded it to me.. i just keep finding more and more wrong. guess i should pull this whole motor apart.

Speed Density

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Does it come out at idle or under load?

Pull the dipstick out and the oil filler cap off, you should have 'some' smoke/moisture coming out because all engines have blow by. But if its a cho-cho train then you have an issue.

Do a compression/leakdown test if you can, that will pinpoint the issue.

Camaro350z2897

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its not really puffing, its constant steam coming out from what i see. oil doesnt come out unless i am driving, so its fine at idle but under load rpms is when it starts coming out

Speed Density

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You have some real blowby then. Compression check it, I bet you have a dead hole with some bad ringlands or a piston.

Camaro350z2897

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sweet. i havent been able to drive this car since i got it. runs like ****. i might as well pull motor and start over. this guy i got it from was terrible apparently