[s-cars] Crank Case Pressure and Turbo Smoke?

[Djdawson2 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/23/2005 1:33:03 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
tfrank at symyx.com writes:

> Sorry, but I will have to disagree here, there are lots of reasons not
> to vent into the motor, so there are lot's of reasons to vent some other
> way..either to atmosphere or into a vacuum pump or into the exhaust.
> For me the issue was always about keeping blow by gasses and more
> importantly oil out of the intake track, I have seen to many failures of
> a motor due to oil in the intake.
> 

I agree with the many downsides of venting to the intake that you've pointed 
out.  However, being realistic, I think it is important to note that we're 
talking about engines that typically exceed 250K miles of normal life, if 
maintained properly.  With that in mind, I'm not really sure I would buy in to 
venting elsewhere as a critical priority.  I've been running my recent rebuild for 
about 10k miles now, and the hose leading to the MAF/turbo hose remains dry.  I 
think that normal wear and tear will take it's toll on the engine long before 
the adverse effects of crankcase ventilation.

Anyway... I do appreciate the good points you've made.
Take Care,
Dave in CO