oil coming out of dipstick/710 cap

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03-27-2014, 03:54 PM

realmortician

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oil coming out of dipstick/710 cap

91 laredo. Automatic. 105K miles. (original) Past 2 3 months or so, when I make a freeway run of more then 15 minutes, oil spits out of the dipstick and the valve cover is now a mess from coming out of the oil cap. CCV valve replaced 6 months ago. Sucking side suck, and the inlet side(front) seems to be in good working order as well. What's happening to my 4.0 liter? Any thoughts?

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03-27-2014, 05:35 PM

Mcameron

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filled with too much oil?

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03-27-2014, 06:01 PM

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Pull the valve cover off and see if the oil drain back passages are clogged up with sludge.

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03-27-2014, 08:02 PM

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Compression getting into crankcase?

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03-27-2014, 09:33 PM

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That 1/2 inch tube off the front of the valve cover to the air cleaner should be relieving any crank-case pressure from blow-by. You might check that for something screwy.