oil use
I'm pretty sure what's wrong massive blowby loose 1.5 quarts in 20 miles out of breather tube just started about 2 weeks ago 250000 miles on a 98.5 3500 truck was setting for about 4 years runs really good changed all fluids and oil when I got it just checking if it might be something else other than a done engine any thoughts, thanks
I would check for vacuum leak before rebuilding or replacing the pump. What happens is it looses vacuum and starts to pressurize the crank case and spew oil out of the over flow tube.
To test for blow by do the tea kettle test. Unscrew the oil cap and place it on the oil fill hole. If it blows it out you have excessive blow by.
To test for blow by do the tea kettle test. Unscrew the oil cap and place it on the oil fill hole. If it blows it out you have excessive blow by.
will do thanks ,I think it might be blow by because there is oil around the fill cap also but that may be pressure if the pump is bad, do you know what the vacume pressure should off hand. Thanks Lee


