Valvoline MaxLife woes (long)

[Jim Green]

--- Brett Dikeman <brett at cloud9.net> wrote:
> At 9:41 AM -0700 8/5/03, Jim Green wrote:
>
> >It's not really a catch can, but a seperator that
> >drains back to the sump.  I still have it breathing
> >through the intake since it still makes a mess
> under
> >the hood.  On a stock motor you'd be fine venting
> to
> >amosphere with a seperator, but on my motor that I
> >like to beat the hell out of, I get some good stuff
> >coming out of there especially since I have to run
> the
> >oil between full and 1/4 quart over to avoid
> >starvation.
>
> You're got "good stuff" coming out because you're
> overfilling the
> engine, and your oil is splashing around too much as
> a result(this
> will also cause power loss, btw).  Starvation is
> solved by oil pan
> baffles, accusumps/dry sumps, etc.  Not by
> overfilling the engine.
> On the 20v's, there's a nice big orange sticker on
> the t-belt cover
> that specifically and clearly warns you to NEVER
> exceed the max mark
> on the dipstick.

Yea, I know, the accusump is on the list of mods...
I've got all the windage trays and baffles possible
without doing custom work.


> Second, do NOT vent the crank to the atmosphere on a
> street vehicle.
> That is -very- much against emissions laws, with
> good reason.

True, part of the reason I put it back to the intake.



=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq 034EFI Stage II
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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