do you still run a pcv with the catch can it could be blocked

Quote: Originally Posted by VLXGTS well if u get oil out the catchcan, and i mean more than you should, get bigger breathers lines/fittings. hahaha i told you so

Quote: Originally Posted by DeVL hahaha i told you so lmao shut up pete, iv fixed mine so you have to stop teasing me now Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Simple fix to this problem, dont take the ****in dipstick out while the car is running, why are you doing that anyway? Checking the oil? Lol.....

im having the same problem. dipstick blew out on idle.filled the bay with ****.

shouldnt blow out on idle, dont sound good, make it tighter fit and see what happens.

Quote: Originally Posted by VLXGTS shouldnt blow out on idle, dont sound good, make it tighter fit and see what happens. im hoping thats all it is yeah. see how it goes.it does fit pretty casually.

oil blows out my dipstick when i give it a thrashing, its all over my engine bay and hitting the underside of the bonnet, the oil level is reading above low but no where near high after putting 5 litres into it for my recent oil and filter change, could i be sufffering a blockage, also after the oil change my oil pressure gauge (stock one on the dash) now sits on 5 constantly and doesnt move at all, i woulda thought my oil level reading should be higher, my gauge should be working and there shouldnt be oil coming out what appears to be the dipstick, i think it could be a block, but i dont know where to start, any advice

Quote: Originally Posted by VLXGTS shouldnt blow out on idle, dont sound good, make it tighter fit and see what happens. its got nothing to do with a tight fit, it shouldnt blow out period.

another very basic check too, with car idling, undo the oil cap, if you feel any pressure at all coming out the engine is stuffed/worn rings etc. if you still have the standard pcv valve it should be sucking, if you have an oil catch can you will just not feel anything if the engine is still ok, but if you clearly can feel pressure, its in a bad way.

i have the pcv valve AND an oil catch can, one line comes off the back breather (one closest to firewall) to the can and the other goes from the can to the air intake pipe. and the front breather is going to the plenum which i'd assumed was the pcv valve. i'm going to check my plugs on weekend, but i still dont understand why my oil is squirting out the dipstick under heavy load.

Quote: Originally Posted by FATMAN i have the pcv valve AND an oil catch can, one line comes off the back breather (one closest to firewall) to the can and the other goes from the can to the air intake pipe. and the front breather is going to the plenum which i'd assumed was the pcv valve. i'm going to check my plugs on weekend, but i still dont understand why my oil is squirting out the dipstick under heavy load. I've never set up a catch can on my car, but I think both breathers should go to the can and then another hose should run from the top of the can to the PCV valve. That's how I imagine it would work best anyway.

Just crimp the top of the dipstick tube mate!!!! Easy fix. Some people will attach a spring to the dipstick. and that catch can setup you have is basically a waste of time....

the crankcase shouldnt be pressurised- thats just masking a bigger problem. If you crimp it so none of the pressure can get out then your going to cause even more problems.

Quote: Originally Posted by airbagsVL the crankcase shouldnt be pressurised- thats just masking a bigger problem. If you crimp it so none of the pressure can get out then your going to cause even more problems. like blow the rear main seal, cam seal & sump gaskets etc, pressure has to get out somewhere. excels are good at that ****, don't people realise they are disposable cars and need to be binned at 100k.

On a boosted car, there is going to be blow-by, end of story.

but shouldnt the blow by be going into the catch can like it used too, not out the dipstick. i'm going to upgrade my catch can setup soon so that both the breathers on the rocker cover are going to a new can with an air filter on top and a return line to the sump on the bottom. do i just block off the hole that will be left on the side of my standard plenum?