high rpm oil leak
02-02-08, 11:49 PM
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high rpm oil leak
well on the drive home a few minutes ago i was hitting redline to clean up the engine a lil while the weather is cold and the roads were empty. so 2nd gear pull all the way through the rpm range was a lil rough but straight through to the end.
well i get home and theres oil coming out from the driver side of the hood. i pop it and see theres oil all over the driver side of the engine bay.
background on the car
kevin landers rebuild/port, all emissions removed, FMIC, catback, 4500 miles on the engine, runs very well and dont have any problems besides this and this only happens in the high rpms.
im unsure of the oil pressure because of the manual gauge that hardly moves (assuming broken)
it seems that it is coming from the filler neck but the nipple on the side is capped and the cap on the neck is tight.
the only thing i can think of right now is there might be too much oil and that it is being pushed out through any area possible?????
any suggestions? ill be changing the oil 2morrow and cleaning the engine bay up with degreaser. im kinda stumped besides my 1 theory.
well i get home and theres oil coming out from the driver side of the hood. i pop it and see theres oil all over the driver side of the engine bay.
background on the car
kevin landers rebuild/port, all emissions removed, FMIC, catback, 4500 miles on the engine, runs very well and dont have any problems besides this and this only happens in the high rpms.
im unsure of the oil pressure because of the manual gauge that hardly moves (assuming broken)
it seems that it is coming from the filler neck but the nipple on the side is capped and the cap on the neck is tight.
the only thing i can think of right now is there might be too much oil and that it is being pushed out through any area possible?????
any suggestions? ill be changing the oil 2morrow and cleaning the engine bay up with degreaser. im kinda stumped besides my 1 theory.
02-03-08, 01:26 PM
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Maybe you popped an oil cooler line?
None of the nipples on the filler neck should be capped. They should be vented to a catch can at the least, or set up with a purge valve as in the stock configuration.
If the nipples are capped and the rubber gasket missing from the oil cap, the pressure will force oil from under the cap.
None of the nipples on the filler neck should be capped. They should be vented to a catch can at the least, or set up with a purge valve as in the stock configuration.
If the nipples are capped and the rubber gasket missing from the oil cap, the pressure will force oil from under the cap.
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