Oil out my dipstick tube normal?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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.
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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
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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