I have air coming out of my oil cap. Someone told me it could be worn rings? Btw, the breather on the valve cover just has a filter on it. It is a 95 v-tec 1.6 (I hope I'm in the right forum?) making around 360 hp and it is running at 25 pounds of boost with a 50 trim turbo. I just bought it saturday. Can someone help me?

Edit: I just got off the phone with the guy that sold it to me... He said he put eagle rods, acl bearings, new thrust washers, apr head studs, wiseco pistons, and all new seals and gaskets in 2000 miles ago.

 

Sounds like piston ring blow by to me.

 

Yeah, some people have mentioned that to me. I asked the kid that sold it to me, and he said he is positive it isn't. Can you get blow by after 2000 miles?

 

As far as I know, the only cause for excess pressure inside the crankcase is blow by gas from piston rings.

I'll copy this thread to the Forced Induction forum to see whether you get additional replies there.

 

Do you have a catch can or breather setup?

 

I have a filter that is covering the hole in the valve cover where the line is supposed to be connected. Is this what you are talking about?

 

Nah, im talking about a setup that can help the bottom end breathe, with that much amount of boost you are goin to go through rings like crazy.

Something kinda like this
http://img84.imageshack.us/i/photo0260gm2.jpg/sr=1

It doesnt have to be this. But i would definitely get a setup so the bottom end can breathe.

 

O okay. It has a line running up the back of the engine and it stops. Vapor comes out of it. Is that what you are talking about? Btw, how hard is it to change rings in these things? Btw, the block was just machined and the heads were port and polished, if that makes a difference.

 

Sorry to say but it seems like the previous owner was not 100% up front about the car's issues.
Unless the machine work or assembly of the engine was done by someone who didn't know what he was doing i doubt it would have that much blow by..
I freaking hate it if someone else's problem becomes mine..

 

Running that amount of boost.... well really any amount of boost without having any type of ventilation for the block will cause blow by and cause damage to the block

 

Full machine work was done at a well known place in Pittsburgh. It has a supertech block guard on it. Does the filter on the valve cover have anything to do with this?

 

Just tap your valve cover for 4 -10AN bungs and connect them to a large catch can with filters on it. Problem solved

 

I'm still learning...... what's a catch can?

 

A catch can collects all the sludge blow by a boosted engine creates. Like others have said, it allows it to breath.

 

Pcv- positive crankcase ventilation

 

Here is the car I got : http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/2140844901.html

I got if for $3700 instead of $5500 because he really needed the money, for fines.

 

First thing, always watch buying build cars. You have no clue how they're built and what they're built with REGARDLESS of what the guy says. If you had the ability, you'd take this engine apart and review everything to make sure nothing is wrong and was done properly. But I assume you don't have the time, money or expertise sadly.

 

No, deffinatly not the money... Or the expertise.... I wish I did. I hope I didn't make a mistake buying this car.

 

What's a google? lulz