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Rings are bad?

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Old 12-03-2012, 07:40 AM
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im low on oil but i still have oil in the truck but after i replaced my vacuum pump seals i got blowby from my oil cap. im doing an oil change this week but its just a faint fart of smoke. nothing big but you could barely see it.(you would have to look at a certain angel and it almost a whiteish smoke i dont know there isnt alot) i still have a little blow by on my blowby tube.

Main thing is: could i have ruined my rings from low oil?

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My oil pressure is regular. 60 on highway 25-35 idle. 70 on cold start ip
 

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Old 12-03-2012, 08:46 AM
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i think you are fine.
 
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Old 12-03-2012, 08:53 PM
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Make sure that the baffle is clean inside with parts cleaner & blow it out any restriction in this may give false reading onthe oil cap test
 
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Old 12-03-2012, 10:36 PM
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Low oil can cause damage, but the conditions need to be right. Heavy load, dirty oil, old oil, and low for an extended time. If you have a light amount of blow by, you are fine. There will never be none.
 
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