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Oil Out the Tail Pipe |
EdwardBlume |
May 22 2011, 06:06 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
I decided to fire up the pirate ship today and got it started. I just let it idle for a few minutes and then noticed oil pooling up under the exhaust on the right side. Any ideas? Been sitting for awhile.
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J P Stein |
May 22 2011, 07:59 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
I Been sitting for awhile. I found that my engine would drain all of the oil from the tank into the sump when sitting unused for extended periods. I would crank it over for 30-45 seconds before trying to start it to get oil back into the tank. Even them it would smoke excessively at start up. The oil level in the sump will fill up over the bottoms of the cylinders and then leak by the rings. Apparently, how much leakage depended on how the ring gaps happened to be lined up on any cylinder. The exhaust valve being open are often blamed for contributing to the leakage under these circumstances......all the planets aligned against ya.....Never had any pooling of oil on the ground tho. Flat motors have this problem apparently. Brit has had similar problems with over fill (an Accusump malfunction)of his Subie. |
EdwardBlume |
May 22 2011, 08:24 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
Thanks JP. I think I'll drain all the oil and start over see what happens. I cranked it for at least 30 seconds before it fired and I let it idle for a few minutes. Pulled it once got lots of smoke and then noticed a small about of oil leaking out the right side muffler... whether its fixable or not, I'm actually very happy to be focused on the race car now... is that sick or what?
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Randal |
May 22 2011, 09:29 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
Thanks JP. I think I'll drain all the oil and start over see what happens. I cranked it for at least 30 seconds before it fired and I let it idle for a few minutes. Pulled it once got lots of smoke and then noticed a small about of oil leaking out the right side muffler... whether its fixable or not, I'm actually very happy to be focused on the race car now... is that sick or what? I always tried to start The Beast at least every two weeks, but one time it went two months and I had the same issue. JP's explaination is right, but I'm not sure whether just draining the oil and refilling will extract the oil that has gone places where it shouldn't. These motors don't like sitting around. |
J P Stein |
May 22 2011, 10:05 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Randal is right about oil being places it's not supposed to be.....like a muffler with 4 oz (or so) of oil in it. Clean that puppy out or you'll not be happy with any "fix".
You'll not get it all with cleaning with solvent (or some such) and it will still smoke for a while. |
EdwardBlume |
May 22 2011, 10:23 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
I love cleaning.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) lesson learned.
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stownsen914 |
May 23 2011, 04:53 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 913 Joined: 3-October 06 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 6,985 Region Association: None |
I also have this problem with my race car. I can stop it from happening by elevating the rear of the car during storage (jackstands, or rolling the rear tires up on blocks of wood).
Now that you've got the problem, you can do like JP recommends and turn over the motor for 30-45 seconds to get the oil out of the sump. But you'll still have some oil in the cylinders. The only way to get rid of that at this point is start 'er up and let it blow out the exhaust. Good idea to clean the muffler. Maybe remove it while the oil is blowing out the exhaust (if you do this, do yourself a favor and put something you don't care about behind the car to catch all the oil coming out of the exhaust - you'd be surprised how far it goes). Scott |
EdwardBlume |
Aug 28 2011, 08:29 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
Update: I haven't done anything.
I think its time to put the pirate ship up for sale. I'll take it in and get the pipes cleaned out and a compression test. Probably not the best time to sell a race car, but its time to raise kids for awhile... |
J P Stein |
Aug 29 2011, 06:11 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Probably not the best time to sell a race car, but its time to raise kids for awhile... Sounds like a slice of my life. My 58 Vette went the same way for the same reason. That was about a 20 year hiatus ......... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
campbellcj |
Aug 29 2011, 09:17 PM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,544 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California |
Update: I haven't done anything. I think its time to put the pirate ship up for sale. I'll take it in and get the pipes cleaned out and a compression test. Probably not the best time to sell a race car, but its time to raise kids for awhile... To each his own, but I have found that sometimes my car is a welcome and necessary diversion from raising kids. I'd go nucking futs without some sort of hobbies. |
SirAndy |
Aug 29 2011, 09:33 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,623 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
To each his own, but I have found that sometimes my car is a welcome and necessary diversion .... I'd go nucking futs without some sort of hobbies. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
Randal |
Aug 29 2011, 11:25 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
To each his own, but I have found that sometimes my car is a welcome and necessary diversion .... I'd go nucking futs without some sort of hobbies. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) +2 Even in a perfect life, one needs diversion. |
grantsfo |
Sep 2 2011, 11:43 PM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
Rob you have right priorities. Your family comes first and you have some great kids. Race cars are money pits. If I had kids I'd be spending ever last penny on them. They are at that age were they really should be the focus. Hey your old Boxster kicked butt this past week at nationals. If I was in position to buy the 914 back I'd do it in a heart beat. Someone will have fun with the 914 race car.
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EdwardBlume |
Sep 7 2011, 09:12 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
Rob you have right priorities. Your family comes first and you have some great kids. Race cars are money pits. If I had kids I'd be spending ever last penny on them. They are at that age were they really should be the focus. Hey your old Boxster kicked butt this past week at nationals. If I was in position to buy the 914 back I'd do it in a heart beat. Someone will have fun with the 914 race car. Thanks. My dream is to see both kids walk across a podium and get a college degree. Paid for. I understand the diversion, but Dads car and the RV keep me active in parts. The pirate racer is such a pure car at its base. During my Dad's rebuild I actually traded some parts off the racer! Like window fuzzys and rubber. Are the trunks painted? I've been taking off the layers in the rear trunk and have found beautiful stock paint. Its actually shiny.... the goal is to clean it, inventory the components, get the compression, and list it. I would be very happy to see it find a local home... |
grantsfo |
Sep 9 2011, 12:09 PM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
Rob you have right priorities. Your family comes first and you have some great kids. Race cars are money pits. If I had kids I'd be spending ever last penny on them. They are at that age were they really should be the focus. Hey your old Boxster kicked butt this past week at nationals. If I was in position to buy the 914 back I'd do it in a heart beat. Someone will have fun with the 914 race car. Thanks. My dream is to see both kids walk across a podium and get a college degree. Paid for. I understand the diversion, but Dads car and the RV keep me active in parts. The pirate racer is such a pure car at its base. During my Dad's rebuild I actually traded some parts off the racer! Like window fuzzys and rubber. Are the trunks painted? I've been taking off the layers in the rear trunk and have found beautiful stock paint. Its actually shiny.... the goal is to clean it, inventory the components, get the compression, and list it. I would be very happy to see it find a local home... Thats a good goal! ANd thats the most important podium to focus on! That 914 was a pristine 34,000 mile car that had been garaged its entire life. I garaged it in SO Cal and didnt even wash it the first year. When I brought it to John Williams, Ottos he hadnt seen such a clean 914 in over a decade. So yeah it was real shiny before I tore it apart and repainted it. I picked that car specifically for the clean chassis as I didnt want to do much reinforcement when I turned it into a race car. However 5 years being in temp garge in Bonny Doon was wearing on that car. That was big reason for selling it. I knew Boxster would hold up better. I couldnt bear to see that 914 rust before my eyes and it was still solid when I sold it. So its still a very clean race car chassis. I wish I had had the budget I have now as it would have gone much differnt direction with that car. This post has been edited by grantsfo: Sep 9 2011, 12:12 PM |
EdwardBlume |
Sep 25 2011, 09:34 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
Thanks Grant. So far, everywhere I've been on the chassis shows well. I've cut the repaint off in some areas to get to the factory paint.
Do you remember what oil you used? Motor and transmission? I'd like to keep it the same. It really is a shame I've only run it 3 times. My goal is to get the oil changed and start running it weekly. Get the psi numbers and list. Its just that every time I got out to do something on it, I come back wanting to keep it. |
Randal |
Sep 25 2011, 10:14 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
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Thanks Grant. So far, everywhere I've been on the chassis shows well. I've cut the repaint off in some areas to get to the factory paint. Do you remember what oil you used? Motor and transmission? I'd like to keep it the same. It really is a shame I've only run it 3 times. My goal is to get the oil changed and start running it weekly. Get the psi numbers and list. Its just that every time I got out to do something on it, I come back wanting to keep it. If you don't have a trailer Rob I'll come over and we can haul that machine down to the Marina some Sunday. Go to a UFO event and you can be home by 2:00PM. I'll be glad to be your tire pressure checker. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
grantsfo |
Sep 26 2011, 01:20 PM
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Arrrrhhhh! Group: Members Posts: 4,327 Joined: 16-March 03 Member No.: 433 Region Association: None |
Thanks Grant. So far, everywhere I've been on the chassis shows well. I've cut the repaint off in some areas to get to the factory paint. Do you remember what oil you used? Motor and transmission? I'd like to keep it the same. It really is a shame I've only run it 3 times. My goal is to get the oil changed and start running it weekly. Get the psi numbers and list. Its just that every time I got out to do something on it, I come back wanting to keep it. Swepco 20-50 w for motor. Swepco tranny fluid. Those motors need to be run to be happy. Its probably very "cranky" now. They dont like sitting. |
jeff |
Sep 26 2011, 06:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 17-January 04 From: thousand oaks,ca Member No.: 1,570 |
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jeff |
Sep 26 2011, 06:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 17-January 04 From: thousand oaks,ca Member No.: 1,570 |
......How could they not like it!
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