issues with dip stick popping out...solved

[Steve885]

Why would this happen.. I've been told its bad rings.. I had a compression test done it was 190 across and leak down was good too...

 

[gvr4ever]

I can be something as simple as the gasket on the stick shrinking and not having any grip left. 190psi? I thought 165 was new. Is this a turbo car?

 

[Street Surgeon]

Could need a new dipstick (they get worn), your pcv might be toast (get some krank vents), or if all else fails just get one of these. Or, you could make a cheaper version using a small hose clamp and the spring like this one.

 

[ktmrider]

^^ PCV is where I'd start, check-ball jams open then every time you go into boost it pressurizes your crankcase.

DON'T USE A CHAIN STORE PCV! Only use OEM turbo part, JNZ sells them relatively cheap or goto your local stealership.

 

[iceman69510]

I thought I had an engine issue, but new dipstick (after I broke the old one... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif) fixed it. I did have bad exhaust guides giving me smoke, though not blowby.

 

[matt92vr4]

I like krank vents instead of a pcv. They hold 100 pSI and don't fail. Done deal, no worries in the future.

 

[Steve885]

^ when u say krank vents, do u mean a vented catch can setup ??

 

[matt92vr4]

No, they are a valve that is used instead of a PCV

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You only need the small one from the link above. They function just like your stock PCV except they actually work correctly and can handle the increased pressure. I was also reading on here that another company makes a suitable plastic version that is much less expensive.

 

[Street Surgeon]

This is what I am talking about when I recommended ditching the PCV and using a krank vent. Just get a dummy pcv and use the krank vents in between your pcv and intake manifold, and then in between your crank vent and intake pipe.

EDIT>>> You don't need to buy the pseudo pcv, you can just drill out your current one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[se7enine]

Cheaper alternative I guess click

 

[alansupra94]

Might have to get that eventually.

 

[Steve885]

I've questioned this since I got my car back... When I bought the car it had a mini K@n on the VC breather I had a major melt down awhile back and had it repaired at a shop when I got the car back the someone had ran a vac line from the breather to the intake manifold... I disconnected today on a hunch and plugged the port.. The car ran way better...looking at the shop Manuel I guess that breather is supposed to plug into the intake after the maf.. Can some one correct me on that if I'm wrong

 

[EHmotorsports]

The pcv on the back of the valve cover goes to the intake manifold and the port off the side close to the thermostat housing goes to the intake behind the maf.