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Dipstick blew out

Started by VLT87Kal · 29 Nov 2010 · 9 replies

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VLT87KalArchived member
hey guys just wondering what would cause ur dipstick to blow out about 150mm?? this has happend twice now.........??
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MBHSV5Archived member
too much crankase pressure. are ur breathers blocked? check that
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PetrosArchived member
Is this a turbo vl ? also do you have a catch can? maybe you have plumbed it up wrong
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bar0034Archived member
the last time this happened to me i lost my compression in the last cylender for some odd reason but this was with a rb25det in a 33 tryline....but yea droped compression bad.....sounded like a rexy
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Duke57TTArchived member
More details on the engine and setup please.
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7FOUR7Archived member
or the engine is breathing = bad. But yeah, I'd try going some bigger breathers with a catchcan that vents to atmo through a filter.
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VLT87KalArchived member
Sory guys yer vlturbo rb30et standard prety much 9psi no catchcan
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Duke57TTArchived member
For whatever reason your crank case/sump is being pressurised. Worn rings, busted ring lands, holes in pistons, poor rocker cover breather etc etc. First check to make sure the breathers off the rocker covers are functional and not blocked up with crap. If thats not the case you can try increasing the amount of breathing ability you have but it will only be a band aid measure. If you blowing the dipstick out 25cm thats not good.
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VLAero6Archived member
i had the same problem....got fatter hoses and a bigger filter on the catchcan and that fixed the problem.
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vkrblownArchived member
i had the same problem, i hooked up a spring from the dipstick to the block, that seemed to fix it.
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