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02-08-2008, 04:05 AM

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Oil pooling up in air cleaner box

I am getting a whole lot of oil in my air cleaner box. It thickly coats every inch down to the u boot and is pooling up around the air filter, making it filthy. Is this caused by a serious amount of blowby?

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I am getting a whole lot of oil in my air cleaner box. It thickly coats every inch down to the u boot and is pooling up around the air filter, making it filthy. Is this caused by a serious amount of blowby?

Try pulling the lid off the oil seperator (pry the tabs up) and putting some rvt/silcone sealant around the lip to seal it and see if you still get lots of oil.

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