moisture in valve cover breather cap

[fryedaddy]

i have moisture in my cap and a little smoke or steam coming out of my passenger side valve cover breather cap.i dont know if this is an issue,i just had the intake off and i have not changed the oil yet.i thought a little water may have drained into the engine when i removed the intake manifold. i need some opinions.

[machoneman]

i have moisture in my cap and a little smoke or steam coming out of my passenger side valve cover breather cap.i dont know if this is an issue,i just had the intake off and i have not changed the oil yet.i thought a little water may have drained into the engine when i removed the intake manifold. i need some opinions.

Take a long drive, say 1 hour, highway or not. Park it, check it. Then, check the next day before fire-up (local humidity, day/night could affect it too as the engine cools, especially if the car is on grass, not concrete).

How hot is the engine with the t-stat open? Low temps will do that too...........

[fryedaddy]

car goes on a lot of short drives.im in a high humidity area too.temps around 175-180,but like i said i go on alot of short trips where the stat dont always have time to open,and when it does open,its not open long.

[Heo]

short drives give condensation in the valvecovers
you should se here in the winters its like whipcream
in the filler caps

[machoneman]

car goes on a lot of short drives.im in a high humidity area too.temps around 175-180,but like i said i go on alot of short trips where the stat dont always have time to open,and when it does open,its not open long.

Yeah, you may need to get the highest rated t-stat you can for an FE. Not sure if a 195F is readily available but it should be.

[fryedaddy]

ok on the moisture,but what about the trickle of smoke coming out of the passenger side breather cap?

[blykins]

Could be steam from an internal leak or could be condensate burning off.

[Heo]

If the oil on the dipstick is not gray take it for a long drive
an hour or so and se if the problem go away check  the color
on the oil now and then and check coolant level during the drive

[fryedaddy]

oil is clean and the rad is clean too.i guess i will take it for the long ride like Heo said,thanks

[fryedaddy]

Could be steam from an internal leak or could be condensate burning off.
[/quote  could it be steam where i changed intakes and let a little coolant escape when i lifted the intake off the engine