Dip Stick pops up consistently.
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stop recirculating your valve cover to the intake. Run a 1/2 hose from the valve cover to a catch can that has has two inlets. depending what valve cover you have (what year is it?), somehow remove the PCV valve in exchange for a fitting with no check valve. Run that the the other inlet of the catch can. That should solve any/all dip stick issues.
Heres a picture of my setup. AP1 with an 06+ valve cover. Notice I do not have a catch can yet, I am just dumping to the ground by the oil pan plug
Heres a picture of my setup. AP1 with an 06+ valve cover. Notice I do not have a catch can yet, I am just dumping to the ground by the oil pan plug
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If you're moving enough air past the rings to pressurize the crankcase and eject the dipstick it's in trouble. What do you have connected to the vent hose on the valve cover? I've seen people that were running their engines hard enough that the misfires were shaking the rings, causing a loss of ring seal.I've also seen people make the mistake of having a "boosted" hose going to the valvecover...That's a mess. You should do a compression/leakdown test first. If the engine is healthy you can just increase the vent size to keep things in check.
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Jay Meagher
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Jay Meagher
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Did it again. I got concerned and went to Ballistic Motorsports so he could do a compression check for me.
2004 AP2 S2000 with 120k miles. All Cylinders were 255-260 and I dont burn oil. So thats good news. I filliped the dipstick 180 degrees and it seems to be staying that way. Time will tell.
Will keep you all posted.
2004 AP2 S2000 with 120k miles. All Cylinders were 255-260 and I dont burn oil. So thats good news. I filliped the dipstick 180 degrees and it seems to be staying that way. Time will tell.
Will keep you all posted.
