lq4 help

[carpetcleaner]

theres a 2004 6.0 van at my work that is haveing a issue. the oil is comeing out the dip stick tube.some say ring,othe pcv valve witch i dont think it has. anyone know whats going on or have a clue what to check
thanks for any help

 

[chevelledave]

run a leak down...that will tell you if its rings or piston issue

 

[1BADAIR]

way too much oil?

 

[slow z]

if the dipstick is popping out id say crankcase pressure

 

[82bird]

thats a hell of a long dip stick to be spitting oil. Does it have a lot of miles?

 

[beertestr]

Definitely crankcase pressure, and the engine does have a PCV valve. IIRC, it's on the rear side of the LH valve cover...What's the oil look like? Black, brownish milky? What's the oil level?

 

[dave89iroc]

2004 probably has a fixed orifice pcv system, but the orifice should be cleaned first with those symptoms, if you have a fixed orifice, the "pcv" valve with have a strap across the top that is rivited to the valve cover

 

[Duke]

2004 probably has a fixed orifice pcv system, but the orifice should be cleaned first with those symptoms, if you have a fixed orifice, the "pcv" valve with have a strap across the top that is rivited to the valve cover

^This for sure

 

[5.0kid]

i used to work with a guy that had a turbo chevette i think it was it was doing the samething, he didnt want to tear down the engine to replace the rings so he drilled a hole in the oil pan put a hose from the dipstick down to the oil pan so the oil circulate, talk about trashy thing to do

 

[1BADAIR]

lol my old APE 382 would blow the dipstick out on a 75 shot

 

[carpetcleaner]

they cleaned/replaced the tube on passanger side valve cover and its no longer doing it

 

[carpetcleaner]

oil looks good . but it was just changed