Fixed the excess exhaust issue, now....
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:04 am
OK, so I installed a oil catch can between the pipe that exits the crank case and then returns to the intake manifold, solving the problem that I had with exhaust and a little oil leakage when that pipe was just routed out the back of the van, into the air. Now my engine seems to be leaking more oil than usual. It spatters up the back of it when I go on the highway and there's quite a few drips whenever I park after driving somewhere. By spatter I mean there's droplets that get blown onto the back - there's not quarts and quarts. It leads me to believe that the crankcase may of been ventilated to the air to relieve some of the pressure building up in the the engine, for it didn't leak that much before I made that modification. It is running great - much better than before my oil catch was installed, except for the mess of the oil. Should I be looking into trying to relieve pressure build-up from inside the engine? Any ideas?