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GraemeS Member Since: 06 Mar 2015 Location: Wagga area Posts: 2488 |
There is a valve in the bottom of the oil filter housing attached to a spring steel clip which has been known to become dislodged which then allows oil to drain to the breather oil separator which then pushes oil out the breather into the inlet tract. I suggest that the oil filter be removed and the valve and spring clip inspected in case it has been dislodged or if the rubber plug has gone. A forum member is selling the plugs, possibly listed as being for the L322 but they're for the 4.4 TDV8/SDV8. |
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23rd Sep 2024 2:57am |
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Radek Member Since: 26 Nov 2023 Location: Zlin Posts: 8 |
Alright, do you think that fixing this will stop the oil from getting into the hoses? It seems to me like there’s pressure in the engine, but the crankcase ventilation is clogged. The reason I think so is that I have oil leaking from the crankshaft seal. What you mentioned sounds like the vent is open, but it should be closed. I don’t fully understand how the ventilation works on this engine, as it seems to me that the system is too complex with the vacuum being created in the EGR valve. That’s why I’m asking if it could be blocked somewhere. Thank you. |
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23rd Sep 2024 9:26am |
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alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6730 |
Are there any photos of this at all? Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
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23rd Sep 2024 10:51am |
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GraemeS Member Since: 06 Mar 2015 Location: Wagga area Posts: 2488 |
Oil filter housing drain...
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23rd Sep 2024 11:27am |
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GraemeS Member Since: 06 Mar 2015 Location: Wagga area Posts: 2488 |
Radek:
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23rd Sep 2024 11:33am |
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alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6730 |
Great, thanks a million Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
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23rd Sep 2024 11:37am |
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Radek Member Since: 26 Nov 2023 Location: Zlin Posts: 8 |
So I removed the oil filter, and the spring is in place. The plastic clip is also there. Does anyone have any other ideas about what could be causing the oil to be in the air intake hoses? I’m really frustrated, and no one seems to know what’s going on. I was thinking maybe the whole EGR system is faulty since the crankcase ventilation is connected. Thank you. |
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24th Sep 2024 1:00pm |
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GraemeS Member Since: 06 Mar 2015 Location: Wagga area Posts: 2488 |
Crankcase ventilation doesn't have anything to do with EGR other than the separator appearing to be located below or close by to the EGR cooler.
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24th Sep 2024 9:16pm |
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Radek Member Since: 26 Nov 2023 Location: Zlin Posts: 8 |
I'll put it this way: my engine was completely rebuilt, with new turbos, DPF filter, injectors—basically everything on the engine is new, because the engine suddenly started consuming oil, and I couldn’t figure out where it was going. I initially thought the turbos were bad, but that wasn’t the issue. Finally, I measured the compression in the cylinders and found that the pressure in the third cylinder was about 3 bars lower than the others. So, I decided to rebuild the entire engine, including new pistons. Everything was replaced, but the oil consumption problem remained. That’s why I’m looking for any alternative explanation for why it’s pushing oil into the air hoses in such quantities. 1 liter of oil over 50 km doesn’t just end up in the hoses for no reason, but I don’t know how it’s getting there. The oil level sensor is new, and it’s reading correctly, so it’s definitely not overfilled. Thank you for any advice. |
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27th Sep 2024 8:25pm |
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GraemeS Member Since: 06 Mar 2015 Location: Wagga area Posts: 2488 |
Was the oil pump replaced? Just wondering if the pressure relief valve is stuck closed.
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27th Sep 2024 8:45pm |
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Radek Member Since: 26 Nov 2023 Location: Zlin Posts: 8 |
The oil pump is also new. I think at low RPMs, when I was breaking in the engine, I was driving at a maximum of 2500rpm. But the oil disappeared from the engine into the pipes when I was driving under load at 3500rpm for a longer time uphill. When I arrived, there was oil in the intake hoses. |
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27th Sep 2024 9:39pm |
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GraemeS Member Since: 06 Mar 2015 Location: Wagga area Posts: 2488 |
Any chance that the vacuum/scavanger pump is faulty, pumping oil from the turbo into the inlet tract? |
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27th Sep 2024 11:15pm |
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