rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Oil breather/Valve cover baffling
I'm getting oil dripping from my breather. There's no baffling in my valve covers -- probably means my PCV is also sucking some oil. What's a good solution (besides changing the valve covers; I like the look of the ones I have)?
Rockers are [at least currently] stud mounted but stamped vs. rollers - don't know how much room between them & the holes but will look when I get home this evening. |
mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2465 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: Oil breather/Valve cover baffling
Stainless steel kitchen scratch pad in breather. You have to buy a new PCV with built in baffle or replace with breather with tube for inline PCV.
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rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Re: Oil breather/Valve cover baffling
Thanks Jim -- but, what in the world is a kitchen scratch pad? You're mistaking me for someone who knows his way around a kitchen ;)
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mgb260 Jim Nichols Sequim,WA (2465 posts) Registered: 02/29/2008 08:29PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB roadster 260 Ford V8 |
Re: Oil breather/Valve cover baffling
Rob, The Stainless steel Scouring pad is in the kitchen section of Walmart and other stores. Looks like steel wool but 1000 times coarser. I also buy Scotchbite sanding pads there, much cheaper than auto parts stores. If you put the scouring pad up into the breather cap it works as a baffle. The older cars used similar material in the breather.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/02/2012 03:41AM by mgb260. |
flitner John Fenner Miami Fl (168 posts) Registered: 03/11/2010 10:58AM Main British Car: 1972 MGB 350 CHEVY |
Re: Oil breather/Valve cover baffling
The PCV will only pull while under good vacuum, then the breather exhausts the crankcase pressure when into the throttle, that is why they route the breather to the air cleaner base to pull the blowby in there, I doubt there would be enough volume to get oil all the way to the air cleaner base.
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Re: Oil breather/Valve cover baffling
i suggest that you go to auto parts shop and get your parts changed or let them examine it and seek for their good advice
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