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1SlowCA18DET
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ok i have a tremendous amount of blowby but only from the exhasut side cam, i was thinking that ir could be my rings but the car doesnt somke, so im guessing i have weak springs or what not. someone help me


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Did you jump timing and smack the exhaust valves against the piston?

1SlowCA18DET
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timing didnt jump

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by blow by, you mean, when you take off the oil cap, you're getting a lot of air coming out?

1SlowCA18DET
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i mean oil squirting out of the valve cover vent, alot of oil followed by smoke this only occurs when i get on it

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Sounds like bad rings my freind. Do you have the PCV system hooked up?

1SlowCA18DET
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no im running a catch can

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you removed the pcv valve itself off the intake manifold?

1SlowCA18DET
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no the pcv valve is still there and im running 2 catch cans and they are both released into the atmosphere with a filter the one on the exhaust side has so much more oil compared to the intake side

1drift937
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my car did that once in a drift event but it didnt do it again but i think it was because i was running 1/2 qt too much oil


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