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Bad oil leak/crankcase pressure on 91 Prostar? Advice needed
So I finally got on the water for the first time since I bought my boat a month ago. Had some electrical and overheating issues that I think have been worked through. After riding for about 20 minutes I stopped to check for any fluid leaks as I replaced several water hoses and all the fuel lines. No issues but now the bilge is filled with oil. I would say probably about a quart.
It appears if the oil is limited to the right side (fuel pump side) of the engine and it looks as if it is mainly coming from high--valve cover area, front and back. I tightened the valve cover gaskets and went back to the landing; nuts were somewhat tight, but needed tightening down. I would not have thought the valve covers would have leaked that much oil in that amount of time. The oil fill valve cover has a flat plastic push in cover that I replaced as it had no cap when I purchased the boat. Hopefully this is causing my issue. Running the engine in the yard has never shown any evidence of an oil leak. What type of oil fill cap/breather should the valve cover have? Not sure what would be the correct oil fill cap. I plan on trying to replace the valve cover gaskets and clean the bilge somehow this morning. Any other suggestions as to where the oil could be coming from, block plugs to check, etc.? Thanks, Ansley |
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Oil leaks suck to find, but given the rate it's leaking this should be an easy one. Clean up the motor/bilge with Simple Green or similar and have someone run it while you look for the source(s) with the motor box up and a good flashlight. Could definitely be the valve cover gaskets, particularly if the crankcase is overfilled. My 93 205 used to pool it in the intake valley between the runners due to a leaky valve cover. Would also check rear main seal area between the motor and trans.
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Do you have a functioning PCV valve on one of the valve covers?
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Last edited by waterlogged882; 09-13-2015 at 08:34 PM. |
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Yes the left cover has a PCV valve. I will check or replace as they are inexpensive.
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I looked at alot of pictures on the web and its seems most Ford engine have a breathable oil fill cap. I will replace the nonbreathable cap with a breathable cap also. Thanks all for the quick suggestions! |
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good luck finding the leak - I am voting +1 om the main seal due to the age if motor - or from oil filter top if it did not seat right due to some crud there or something.
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Do you have the blue finned aluminum "mastercraft power" valve covers?
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Last edited by waterlogged882; 09-13-2015 at 08:34 PM. |
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If running a closed or solid cap is has to have a hose run up to the flame arrestor to allow the PCV system to operate properly
A closed cap with a hose or a vented cap without a hose is ok or
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