Paddy-striker
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| posted on 8/4/14 at 03:51 PM |
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Is it normal!!!
Hi
Is it normal for oil to spit out of the dipstick tube on a pinto engine when it is running?
Running on 15w/40 at the mo
Thanks for any help
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bartonp
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| posted on 8/4/14 at 03:57 PM |
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If it's overfull, yes.
Or if you have crankcase compression/ring blow-by/blocked breathers.
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jacko
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| posted on 8/4/14 at 03:59 PM |
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No
Have you put the breather pipe into a catch tank without modifying the one way valve ?
this will cause back pressure and may also blow oil out the filler top
Jacko
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pewe
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| posted on 8/4/14 at 04:23 PM |
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Does the dipstick or its tube have an O ring?
Try that first.
Cheers, Pewe10 
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snapper
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| posted on 8/4/14 at 05:40 PM |
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I'm building a new breather system for my Pinto
19mm from crank case
16mm from rocker with 19mm neck mini filter
Even on a new engine the Pinto breaths hard, once you remove PCV and pipe to inlet you can see the oil mist everywhere
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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Paddy-striker
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| posted on 8/4/14 at 06:26 PM |
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Having run the car on and off for the last 8 years and covered around 6000 miles i realised from the forum I should have removed pcv valve as I have
always ran a catch tank.
Anyway moded the valve by cutting of the bottom and then replacing it into flame arrester body.
Pipe from moded pcv and pipe from oil filler cap join in a Y piece which goes to catch tank with breather filter.
Dont see any reason for the pressure but is it ok
I normally wrap a bit of insulation tape around dipstick to stop oil seeping out. No o-rings to be seen
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Paddy-striker
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| posted on 8/4/14 at 06:28 PM |
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Oh and oil level i think is good, approx 70mm below bottom of block so i dont think crank should be hitting it
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britishtrident
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| posted on 8/4/14 at 06:34 PM |
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Yes and no, most engines that have a few miles under their belt will spit some oil out if dipstick is not in place but it can be a sign of a
breather problem, ring failure or excessively high oil level.
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