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Pat026

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Nov 27, 2016
Milford, Pennsylvania
had a bit of a problem being the holidays. Drive my 1g bout a 100miles don’t take her out much being garage kept anyways out of nowhere I hit 15 pounds it started sputtering never had this issue ok so kept going got it back home there was smoke in cabin oil all over the place in the bay there’s a puddle in the valve cover any ideas it’s bad boost won’t go I’m trying from above the bay to diagnose it still lost leaning towards oil pump
 
Yeah it was a third gear pull was coming back from my moms. Out of no where the car started hesistating.

I have an 18g, 550cc injectors, a Wally 255 gm 3” maf. The car filled with smoke. Once I got it home the whole top of the engine was coated in oil. I haven't had time to go out and see where it came from. Any ideas?

And yes I was driving it a little hard, just confusing because it runs fine
 
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Did the dipstick pop out???
 
Yes sir my boss thinks it’s the rings pressure passing through

Which honestly makes sense but I did a compression test a few weeks back all cylinders read around 140
 
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Youd need to do a leak down test to verify rings but probably. I'd check your pcv valve also.
 
Crankcase pressure is the culprit on a dipstick blowing out of the tube.....and is a dam fire hazard too. You can hold the dipstick in with a spring and a hose clamp around the tube but it doesn't fix the problem. It does, however, keep you from burning down the car. Rings or valve stem seals can be related to this problem.
 
Leak Down test right?

Or am I using a compression test could explain lack in power and stuttering

Well a complete tear down perhaps anything I should replace while I’m in there parts I should be using recommendations thank you all for the help
 
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