oil blowing out dipstick
#15
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From: Delaware
Like most have already said, it could be a couple different causes, or a combination.
Check leadowns.
Overfull of oil can create excessive windage, which can create crankcase pressure and pop out a dipstick.
Your breathers could be clogged, but this woudl more be a symptom of excessive blowby or windage clogging them with oil. Check them anyway.
My engine, 598ci N/A, would pop the dipstick out at 6000rpm, but would not blow a drop of oil out of any of the valve cover breathers. leakdowns at 4% or so. Put a locking dipstick on it and problem solved.
Lokar makes a very nice billet locking dipstick, reasonably priced as well.
Check leadowns.
Overfull of oil can create excessive windage, which can create crankcase pressure and pop out a dipstick.
Your breathers could be clogged, but this woudl more be a symptom of excessive blowby or windage clogging them with oil. Check them anyway.
My engine, 598ci N/A, would pop the dipstick out at 6000rpm, but would not blow a drop of oil out of any of the valve cover breathers. leakdowns at 4% or so. Put a locking dipstick on it and problem solved.
Lokar makes a very nice billet locking dipstick, reasonably priced as well.
#16
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
if you do not have a lot of leakdown, you need to get the engine to breathe better..had the same issue on mine with procharger, changed to 5/8 hoses off both valve cover to blower intake cured mine totally...
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
on prochargers, they run right off the fittings on the valve covers to the the air bell on the supercharger, when mine were 3/8 blew oil out of dipstick...changed the fitting and hosed to 5/8 cured instantly...that pressure has to go somewhere..better blowing the dipstick than the intake end gaskets..which will as well....




