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white smoke coming out of valvecover breather
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:42 pm
by 808keone
hi, I have a 1980 corolla liftback with a 3tc. it has duel 40 webbers mild cam and headers. Lately there has been smoke coming out of valvecover breather. But there is no smoke coming out the exhaust. what could it be. the plugs aren't oil soaked.
Re: white smoke coming out of valvecover breather
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:50 pm
by 808keone
also wanna say the car runs good, just the smoke, when at a stop light looks like my engine is on fire. its not constant either. it comes and goes but lately more often now
Re: white smoke coming out of valvecover breather
Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 9:04 pm
by 808keone
found the problem, was head gasket leaking oil into cylinder.
Re: white smoke coming out of valvecover breather
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 6:13 pm
by BOBLOOK
Youre piston rings may be bad causing smoke in the crankcase this escape out if the breather (AKA back pressure ) ! Do you have your breather hose to intake installed
Re: white smoke coming out of valvecover breather
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:19 pm
by bruce
What static ignition timing and octane fuel were you running? What do you reckon caused the head gasket to go?
Re: white smoke coming out of valvecover breather
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:18 pm
by 808keone
no I don't have hose hooked up to intake. its just a K&N breather off the valve cover
Re: white smoke coming out of valvecover breather
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:58 am
by BOBLOOK
Oh great to hear you found the problem so steam was pushing true the bad gasket normally this can be see in the exhaust extreme condense water coming out the exhaust pipe !