Hi
got lots of oil in the air box.
Why would this happen?
cheers
oil in air box/filter
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oil in air box/filter
1982 Air cooled
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious sh*t
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious sh*t
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Re: oil in air box/filter
Usually blocked crankcase breather (not sure were that is on an A/C (all my experience with these vans is with watercooled flat fours)
Also could be worn piston rings and / or bores causing excessive crankcase pressure (more serious but not as serious as if it was watercooled !!) - A compression test would tell you if it was this.
Some folks do a temporary "fix" by feeding the pipe that goes from the crankcase to the air filter into a pop bottle instead of to the air filter housing (to catch the oil but still let the crankcase "breath")
Also could be worn piston rings and / or bores causing excessive crankcase pressure (more serious but not as serious as if it was watercooled !!) - A compression test would tell you if it was this.
Some folks do a temporary "fix" by feeding the pipe that goes from the crankcase to the air filter into a pop bottle instead of to the air filter housing (to catch the oil but still let the crankcase "breath")
Got a new van, but it's a 165bhp T4 [shock horror] Accurate LPG Station map here
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Re: oil in air box/filter
The crank breather on the 2.0 is to the right of the distributor as you look in the back of the vehicle. Its unlikely to be a blocked breather but more the result of excessive crankcase pressure. As the man said do a compression test, could need rings. Is it burning a lot of oil?
Re: oil in air box/filter
Thanks for answers guys.
There was a lot of smoke pouring into the cab thats why we pulled over, smoke everywhere, but still lots of oil in her
There was a lot of smoke pouring into the cab thats why we pulled over, smoke everywhere, but still lots of oil in her
1982 Air cooled
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious sh*t
If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious sh*t