Tony R

i have a serious problem with oil running out of the breather tube on the front of the motor its proably used a gallon since sunday night. I took the breather apart and pack4ed it with steel wool to make it harder for the oil to get out but hasnt really helped changed oil filter from a napa gold to a mopar 285 didnt help heard lost brakes friday night for about a minute had brake light and abs light come on pushe on fused relay for the pump and light went off any ideas

starkey

Well, if your trucks throwing a gal of oil out through the puke bottle, something definatley wrong! Have you emptied it at every oil change? Maybe overfilled a little?? You lost brakes also? What are you drivin? 4x4? I know my truck lost brakes for a while, abs and brake light were on and then i lost my abs hub. Sounds like you might just have a loose ground our something..

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fbx22

packed it with steel wool

Tony R

its a 4x4 auto i thought maybe i had a vacum leak causing excessive crankcase pressure i just packed it with a finer grade steel wool to try to keep some of the oil in because for those of u who never took one apart coarse steel wool is what is in there from factory

Tony R

ok i was watching the oil coming out of the breather i pulled the oil fill cap off and then u could hear the air release and the oil quit coming out any ideas

fbx22

I see..Ive never taken one apart. So its just steel wool in there, interesting.

Tony R

i was just trying to figure out what could be producing air in the motor its a great time for this to happen pulling season is a month away and i still got the engine to install in the 94 what is the best oil filter you can put on one of these the 24 valve

turbomike

When a quart comes out the breather tube does the oil level on the dipstick drop an equal amount ? Is it running ok ? Is the coolant level ok and does it look normal ? Any unusual smoke coming out of the exhaust ? Has the mileage changed ? Does the turbo sound like it usually does ?

Tony R

yes everything is normal no power loss etc im starting to look toward the service bulletin on doing away with the breather going to check on it at dodge tomorrow i think its always been leaking a little now its getting worse no codes thrown by comp checked with my mac tools scanner im lost

fbx22

I use fleetguard stratopores. I think thats what most reccomend.

ratsun

I just read thru this quickly but it sounds like your vacuum pumps leaking badly

XLR8R

I agree - especially if the oil level has not increased in the sump.

rattlerbob5.9

vacume pump or turbo seal if you are building cranckcase pressure that bad

Tony R

ok how do u tell if the vacum pump is leaking that bad cause everything else works fine if this makes sense why does a 12 valve have a breather in the tappet cover and the service bulletin actually relocates it on a 24 valve in the exact place its always leaked there since ive had the truck on the front but getting worse i think the vale guides are getting wore and causing charger pressure to enter the valve area dodge wont cover it and its 310.00 for the kit i think ill just put a breather on the valve cover or put a 12 valve tappet cover on there anybody got one for sale

johnh

i'm not sure i understand how a leaking vacuum pump can pressurize the engine
some body tell me how.... i am serious i'm not trying to be smart