AAZ advice needed, oil breather etc |
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Dom777
Newbie Joined: 25 Dec 18 Location: Bristol Status: Offline Points: 6 |
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Posted: 25 Dec 18 at 14:00 |
Apologies for double posting, not sure which forum to post on...
Hi everyone. My first post about my first van. It's 87 Westy Vanagon, 1.9td conversion from petrol. I'll be brief as possible: Changed belts recently and posted photos of engine bay when I needed advice. Have been told that the oil breather has been capped off and this could cause issues. Have read a bit and found this may be the case (pressure build up). It may also explain my very slight oil leak? I am in the dark with diesels and this is my first van. Can anyone help by advising: is this an issue? Can I resolve it? How do I resolve it? Could it explain slight oil leak? Thank you in advance if you can help. Many thanks Dominic |
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andy1300gt
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You can't go far wrong reading this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crankcase_ventilation_system It's never good practice to block off the breather from the crankcase or rocker cover.
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It's all rust in the end....
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Dom777
Newbie Joined: 25 Dec 18 Location: Bristol Status: Offline Points: 6 |
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Many thanks. I think I need to reinstate crank ventilation with a catch can!
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jaber
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If it’s the same as a 19001y engine then I have a new crankcase breather and a brand new rocker cover breather thing only done 150 miles engine been changed they both cost abouT3ish a peice how about 30 for the 2 plus any pipe work I have plus post
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jaber
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That should be 25 ish each new😳
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