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FE Power Forums => FE Technical Forum => Topic started by: fryedaddy on October 17, 2017, 02:51:07 PM
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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.
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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...........
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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.
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short drives give condensation in the valvecovers
you should se here in the winters its like whipcream
in the filler caps
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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.
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ok on the moisture,but what about the trickle of smoke coming out of the passenger side breather cap?
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Could be steam from an internal leak or could be condensate burning off.
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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
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oil is clean and the rad is clean too.i guess i will take it for the long ride like Heo said,thanks
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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