strange oil burning symptoms
 

the set-up: z6 with eagle rods and vitaras with about 1500 miles on the build, still running my old t25.

the problem: after decelerating in vacuum, my car will burn oil for a few seconds. i thought it might be the pcv, so i plugged the port on the IM and just let the valve vent to the environment. at first this fixed the problem, but then the car started burning oil all the time. i reconnected the pcv and now its back to how it was before- only burns oil after a deceleration in vacuum.

any ideas?

Re: strange oil burning symptoms
 

I want to say it's the turbo seals. It's the turbo seals. I always get what I want.

Re: strange oil burning symptoms
 

Ha....Thanks.


EDIT: Really, I don't know and never expierenced it yet (thank God), but don't blown seals spit mad blue smoke out of the exhaust constantly and more less in boost NOT off the throttle. :-\ Right?


JP

Re: strange oil burning symptoms
 

Haha.

I've had that problem, but with everything else wrong with the car I really never bothered to figure it out.

Re: strange oil burning symptoms
 

You have your PCV hooked up normally?

Re: strange oil burning symptoms
 

I did the same thing with my PVC that hondan00b did.

Re: strange oil burning symptoms
 

right now, yes. basically what i tried doing was taking the hose off the pcv and plugging it with a bolt. that fixed the problem for a while, but then the car started smoking all the time. so i put it back to how it normally hooked up.

i know i should be using a catch can, but id rather find a cheap (read: free) solution

Re: strange oil burning symptoms
 

A catch can is cheap. Use a can of beer, use an empty quart of oil. It doesn't need to be some bling blang bla blow chromed out one for $50. Just plug the line coming from your IM (I used mine as the vac source for my BOV) and either hollow out your PCV or use some cheap plastic fitting from the hardware store that fits in the PCV hole, connect a hose from that to your ghetto rigged cheap ass catch can.

Re: strange oil burning symptoms
 

why is everyone so quick to blame turbo seals or blame the pcv system?

smoking in high manifold vacuum conditions usually means intake valve seals..

Re: strange oil burning symptoms
 

Don't run the PCV system stock... and don't just plug it. Pressure buildup in the crankcase HAS to go somewhere.... Run it like mentioned above.... mine goes into a mountain dew can :p. Allow the crankcase to release pressure.