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Oil cap breather???
nickw2000 - 20/4/11 at 08:26 AM

My oil filler cap has a breather from it, not a tube type just breaths from the side but on long journeys leaks oil from the top and down the engine rocker cover, can I block these holes off? I have a oil breather with a can attached but thought the oil filler cap was sealed but found out it breaths


snapper - 20/4/11 at 10:49 AM

As long as the rocker covers has a breather tube it should be fine to block the holes.


chrisbeale - 20/4/11 at 06:01 PM

i have 3 breathers in mine, one from the sump up and two out to a catch tank, it does breath quite heavily though, prob not the best of things.

i would be against you just letting it breath out to air though, put a catch tank in then us motorcyclisty people wont have nasty little slips


nickw2000 - 21/4/11 at 06:31 AM

I'm struggling to find a cap for a pinto engine, that has a breather pipe attachment,

Any one know if a transit 2.4 91 ish year will fit?


jacko - 21/4/11 at 02:44 PM

What engine do you have ?


nickw2000 - 21/4/11 at 02:52 PM

Ohc 2.0 pinto


jacko - 21/4/11 at 03:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nickw2000
Ohc 2.0 pinto


Well its up to you but i have had my rocker breather its been blocked for about 2 years
the sump breather goes to a catch tank [ NO ONE WAY VALVE FITTED IN THE SUMP BREATHER ]

Jacko