Follow up on ERA717

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by PeteF

How much manifold vacuum does it have at idle ? If low, could be leaking through intake gaskets, sucking oil in. Could check torque on intake manifold bolts also.

Never checked manifold pressure before I pulled the intake this AM, hoping it is just a bad intake gasket,





going to change that and the plugs and see if it stops burning/blowing oil. We shall see.

[olddog]

Originally Posted by mrmustang

Going to change that and the plugs and see if it stops burning/blowing oil. We shall see.

Certainly the intake gasket can cause it to burn oil, but it would not cause it to blow oil out. If anything the gasket leak would act like an extra PCV connection.

I think you said you added a PCV to the engine, so hopefully that took care of the blowing out issue.

[DanEC]

Anxious to see how it turns out when you get it back together. Certainly looks like the gasket is compromised and it could have been sucking oil. I assume that is the intake path to the cylinder with the plug that keeps fouling?