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<DIV>If you install the PCV kit on a car that has a worn rocker assy and using
lots of oil the PCV kit will make it worse.</DIV>
<DIV>Like I said earlier pull the rocker cover you will find that the rebuilder
installed the worn out rocker assy. The oil will be squirting way to high and
causing your problem.</DIV>
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<DIV>The other way to check is just fell the bottom of the rear filter it will
be soaked with oil.</DIV>
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<DIV>One test you can do is remove the vent hose to the rear filter and see if
the problem goes away.</DIV>
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<DIV>The PCV kit will help stop oil loss due to seal leaks not a worn our rocker
assy.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Century'; COLOR: #000000">David
Nock<BR>healeydoc@sbcglobal.net<BR>209 948
8767<BR>www.britishcarspecialists.com</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bspidell@comcast.net
href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">Bob Spidell</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 09, 2015 5:47 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=healeys@autox.team.net
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Healeys] excess oil consumption</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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style='FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline'>I've
had a PCV valve installed--the 'Nock Kit'--on my BJ8 for years; maybe 40K miles
or more. It reduced oil consumption from 1qt/1,500 miles to 1qt/3,500
miles or so (highway miles, consumption is a bit more for around-town
miles). There is no downside that I know of; others have reported gunk on
the rear intake valves. I'm contemplating an engine rebuild; will find out
then.<BR><BR>I think 6qts/4,000 miles is way too much for a freshly rebuilt
engine. Your friend could remove the vacuum dashpots--the big dome on the
carbs--and check for oil residue. If the rear is worse than the front carb
it would confirm oil is getting sucked into the rear carb. Does he have
any leakage around the valve cover? That would indicate the crankcase is
getting pressurized. Is he dripping a lot of oil? Is it leaking from
the timing cover seal?<BR><BR>Bob<BR><BR>
<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 7/9/2015 3:59 AM, Mitch Simmons wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>If u have a pcv installed as per the Nock s version. What are the
negatives? will it suck oil into the intake? Could there be too much vacuum
and harm seals gaskets etc. ?? Mitch. 66
bj8<BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV>
<DIV><BR>On Jul 8, 2015, at 2:36 AM, Oudesluys <<A
href="mailto:coudesluijs@chello.nl"
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>6 quarts over 4000mls does not sound to bad for
an old design British engine. It also depends how the rebuild was
done.<BR>The main reasons for oil consumption, apart from leaking, are wear
of bores/pistons/rings, valve guide wear and blocked/dirty crank case
breathing system.<BR>Check and clean the crankcase ventilation system first.
Check for wear in the valve guides. Check the compression with a hot engine.
<BR>That the engine was professionally rebuild does not mean anything, it
depends who has done the job. It is also peculiar that after a rebuild a few
years ago, a ring job was needed not so long ago!!!!!?????<BR><BR>Kees
Oudesluijs<BR> <BR>It is very unlikely that the air filters have
something to do with the oil consumption. There is no vacuum to speak of
created there, unless they are totally blocked or are absolutely tiny.
<BR><BR>^<A href="mailto:qwarthodson@aol.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">qwarthodson@aol.com</A> schreef op 8-7-2015 om
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>A friend ask me to post the following question about
excess oil consumption on this forum to see if anyone has any
suggestions.</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal>I know the engine has been professionally rebuilt a
few years ago & the compression & leak down tests recently looked
"normal". No oil leaks. </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal>Gary Hodson</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>I had a brief conversation with my mechanic the other
day and in the next couple of weeks he will do a complete diagnosis on my
Healey to try to identify why I have had so much oil consumption.
FYI, I just emptied the 6<SUP>th</SUP> quart of oil into the engine
yesterday – and that is over 4,000 miles. It is better than before
the recent ring job, but nonetheless, is not acceptable to me.</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>Mechanic thinks the oil loss might be due to
combustion of the oil from the back air cleaner that is plumbed with the
valve cover. He thinks the air cleaner I have on it now is somehow
creating a vacuum pulling oil from the valve cover and injecting it back
into the piston and is actually burning the oil off very
efficiently. I still don’t have any signs of leaks beneath the car
nor any smoke from the tailpipe. Quite possibly the current Cooper
air cleaners are too small and are creating this vacuum. The Cooper
air cleaners replaced some other chrome air cleaners the original owner
had on the car – I don’t know if it was original equipment.</DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal>Will you do me a favor and see if anyone else had a
similar issue with oil consumption to identify a “solution” that worked
for them? Maybe there are other thoughts that we should ask my
mechanic to examine as well.</DIV>
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