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Oil out of the Exhaust ..., what's wrong? |
SirAndy |
Jul 6 2003, 12:04 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,610 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
left the engine running for a while (maybe 20 minutes or so) to test the aux-air valve (which seems to be broken, doesn't close completely) and once the engine was hot, it started to spit oil out of the exhaust.
little spreckles on the floor. quite a few. what's wrong ??? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) i know the valves need adjustement badly. could that be it? Andy |
MarkV |
Jul 6 2003, 12:16 AM
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Fear the Jack Stands Group: Members Posts: 1,493 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Sunny Tucson, AZ Member No.: 154 Region Association: None |
My car spits condensation out the tail pipe if I let it just sit & idle. That is probably what is going on with yours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)
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SirAndy |
Jul 6 2003, 12:22 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,610 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(MarkV @ Jul 5 2003, 11:16 PM) My car spits condensation out the tail pipe if I let it just sit & idle. That is probably what is going on with yours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) nope, it is OIL. smells like oil, tastes like oil, looks like oil. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) it's way too much for just condensation .... Andy |
ChrisReale |
Jul 6 2003, 12:42 AM
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Sleazy Group: Members Posts: 2,665 Joined: 20-January 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 176 |
Oil is into the combustion chamber and not burning off, thus being forced by the exhaust valve. Or, it is seeping through the guide. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I dont know if a valve adjust will fix that, I would think it would definitly improve things though. How many miles are on your heads? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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thesey914 |
Jul 6 2003, 12:54 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,155 Joined: 1-January 03 From: Staffordshire -England Member No.: 66 |
Oil is guuud...that means your Xchangers wont get rusty inside (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif).
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Jeroen |
Jul 6 2003, 04:53 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
Hey Andy,
Great news! This means you'll be installing a 3.6 before you know it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) cheers, Jeroen |
Mark Henry |
Jul 6 2003, 07:22 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Take a valve cover off, with a screwdriver apply some force sideways on the exhaust valve retainer. If you can see it move your guides are toast, time for a head job.
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SirAndy |
Jul 6 2003, 11:27 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,610 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(thesey914 @ Jul 5 2003, 11:54 PM) Oil is guuud...that means your Xchangers wont get rusty inside (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif). i have the stainless steel heat exchangers from a vendor i'm not allowed to mention here (hint, hint) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) Andy |
SirAndy |
Jul 6 2003, 11:28 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,610 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Jeroen @ Jul 6 2003, 03:53 AM) Great news! This means you'll be installing a 3.6 before you know it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) i wish. the good old 1.8 has to last at least through the winter before i have enough money to tackle the 3.6 conversion ... Andy |
SirAndy |
Jul 6 2003, 11:29 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,610 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(ChrisReale @ Jul 5 2003, 11:42 PM) How many miles are on your heads? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) no idea. bought the car in 2001 from a dealer who had no idea either. the engine serial# says it's a 74, and judging from the condition the engine was in, that's probably the last time it was worked on ... Andy |
SirAndy |
Jul 6 2003, 11:31 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,610 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
alright, i will start with the usual then.
compression and leak-down test, check the guides, adjust the valves ... and then see if that improves the situation. Andy |
MarkV |
Jul 6 2003, 01:59 PM
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Fear the Jack Stands Group: Members Posts: 1,493 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Sunny Tucson, AZ Member No.: 154 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jul 5 2003, 10:22 PM) nope, it is OIL. smells like oil, tastes like oil, looks like oil. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) it's way too much for just condensation .... Andy Andy, It isn't possible for raw oil to be coming out of your tail pipe w/out a $$it load of blue smoke. It might feel oily & probably has some black soot in it but it but it is not raw oil. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) |
SirAndy |
Jul 6 2003, 11:55 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,610 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(MarkV @ Jul 6 2003, 12:59 PM) It isn't possible for raw oil to be coming out of your tail pipe w/out a $$it load of blue smoke. It might feel oily & probably has some black soot in it but it but it is not raw oil. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) that's what i thought too, but i have 2 oil-puddles on each side (manta exhaust), enough to make you slip and brake your neck (about a coffe cup full of oil on each side), just from running (idle) for 15 minutes or so. that seems way too much for anything condensation i have ever seen before. and it does smell and feel like oil (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) could a bad piston ring let that much oil pass by? any other way the oil could make it into the exhaust? and again, it only starts after the engine has warmed up. ahhhhhh, so close and now that! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Andy |
SirAndy |
Jul 6 2003, 11:56 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,610 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(MarkV @ Jul 6 2003, 12:59 PM) It isn't possible for raw oil to be coming out of your tail pipe w/out a $$it load of blue smoke. no smoke at all, by the way. cylinder not firing plus worn ring ???? gotta get some beer now and relax ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_wirdgut.gif) |
thesey914 |
Jul 7 2003, 07:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,155 Joined: 1-January 03 From: Staffordshire -England Member No.: 66 |
I agree with Mark...I get a big black sooty oily puddle on the garage floor when my engine warms up and if the door is shut I can see it spitting black droplets on to it's white surface.
This particularly happens on engines that are run infrequently, like mine. I was concerned about it until I realised it was condensation....which is where the "only happens when the engines warmed up" part comes in as the 'zorst pipes act like a big condenser. If there's no blue smoke like it was burning oil I reckon mikes on to something there. The oil could've wept out of the barrels/valve stems while the engine was stationary and collect in the Xchangers, mix with the condensation and get blown out the tail pipes. If you have a temp gauge you could try running the engine until the oil gets to 90/100 deg, which seems to take ages with these type4's, unless you go out and really drive it hard -then see if the exhaust is still spitting. |
thesey914 |
Jul 7 2003, 07:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,155 Joined: 1-January 03 From: Staffordshire -England Member No.: 66 |
Just went out and ran it until warm...this is what I'm getting all over my jack and the floor-
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Anton |
Jul 7 2003, 08:40 AM
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Royal Orange Group: Members Posts: 161 Joined: 25-March 03 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 473 |
Yaaagh, what a mess. Looks like the inside of bathroom porcelain after a Mexican dinner left the building... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif)
Anyway, I agree that the valve stem guides might be to blame. This is probably why the valve clearance is out of range. This will repeat until any excessive play in the guides is solved. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) A problem with the exhaust valve guides is compatible with unburned oil; the combustion has already been and as fumes are driven out of the combustion chamber oil gets sipped through the guides leaving the engine. (Venturi effect; anyone care to comment on that? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stfu.gif) ) If it are the piston rings you would have a very bad compression as well. So, is the engine running badly? Strange that it happens on both sides of the engine as the Monza has two mufflers (as my memory serves me correctly). Good luck with establishing the diagnosis. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
Jeff Krieger |
Jul 7 2003, 08:54 AM
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If your engine was spitting so much oil out of the tailpipe, you would surely see the oil level in the crankcase go down, right? I would check that.
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J P Stein |
Jul 7 2003, 09:03 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 |
Your pic of the "stuff" on the floor puddles up more like water
than oil. I suspect it's a mixture of crud from the muffler & water (condensation). I'm somewhat of an expert on smokey startups.......that much oil would produce a bug killing cloud. |
Porsche Rescue |
Jul 7 2003, 09:14 AM
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Saving and Enjoying Old Porsches Group: Members Posts: 2,978 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Bend, Oregon Member No.: 64 Region Association: None |
Sure looks like dirty water to me. I have puddles from a bad main seal and they don't look like that.
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