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valve cover oil leak and hose keeps coming out

Old Mar 8, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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valve cover oil leak and hose keeps coming out

The tube coming out of the valve cover on the passenger side is keeps coming out almost all the way after driving and making a mess. Is there anything i can do to keep this in place?
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 06:27 AM
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Is the tube too long/short? Is the oil filler neck getting in the way?
Old Mar 9, 2008 | 06:53 AM
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Its because you have a blower.

Two possibilities....

1 - You have massive blowby and the crankcase pressure is blowing the hose off.

2 - The blower is pressurizing the crankcase through the PCV system (including the hose from the TB to the valve cover) and that pressure is blowing the hose off.

With a blower, generally you have to alter the PCV system so the blower boost does not pressure the crankcase.
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 02:46 AM
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The hose that comes from the passenger valve cover was modified and the old location from the throttle body was capped off. It now runs to the intake by the maf. Maybe threaded plastic 90 degree will keep it in place.
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 05:16 AM
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Moving it from the throttle body to the intake elbow by the MAF accomplished nothing. The passage in the TB that the hose connects to is in front of the blades.... in effect all you did is move the air source a few inches toward the MAF. When the boost comes up, the pressurized air is going directly into your crankcase. Put it under enough pressure and you're going to start blowing the seals out of the engine.

What I have seen done with blowers is to completely remove the hose to the valve cover, and put a breather on the valve cover. That minimizes the possibility of pressurizing the crankcase. Then instead of running the PCV valve vacuum to the intake manifold, you put a catch can in the line and run it to the blower suction ducting.

You might want to go on the Forced Induction forum, and get a recommendation about what you should do. I'm a nitrous guy, not a blower guy..... but I've seen the exact problem happen, and I know what people did to fix it.
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 02:34 PM
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The maf is in the bumper corner and is inches away from the air filter. If you thought it was plugged into the intake between the SC unit and the TB its not. If you think it should be removed from where it is and a catch can with a breather added it sounds like good idea.
Old Mar 10, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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I'm just telling you what I THINK the problem is, based on your description, without any way to look at the engine. No, I did not know you had the MAF sensor on the suction side.
I do not have any special knowledge regarding forced induction engine. As I suggested - go to the Forced Induction forum, and ask for help there. They actually own and operate FI setups.
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