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Vent hose oil drip on 04.5

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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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Vent hose oil drip on 04.5

On my 04.5 dodge i am getting some oil drips on my driveway if it sits for a week or so. Its not a lot, maybe quarter sized after a week or so of sitting. Its coming from the vent hose which i assume is the crankcase vent tube. Any good ideas on keeping this from happening on my clean concrete driveway? I assume this is normal or am i getting blowby and should have it checked out? Also any good remedies to clean the oil stains i have on the driveway now. Someone told me the oxyclean powder stuff works great.
Thanks, Sean
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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Getting a few drops from the vent tube of blow by is normal, but in all of my trucks, 04.5, 06, 07 etc.. I have never got more than 1 drop ever few months... Most of the time never.. I am sure someone will chime in here...
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 01:17 PM
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Its not leaking oil, its sweating HP.

A simple fix is find a plastic bottle that the hose will fit thru the lid then run a small nail or screw thru the hose to keep the lid and bottle attached. You can just unscrew the bottle to dump it when needed.
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Old Oct 15, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by no_6_oh_no
Its not leaking oil, its sweating HP.

A simple fix is find a plastic bottle that the hose will fit thru the lid then run a small nail or screw thru the hose to keep the lid and bottle attached. You can just unscrew the bottle to dump it when needed.
Also you would want to drill some vent holes near the top of the bottle.

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