super96stang

I lose some oil and I dont know were its going. I was wonder if it has something to do with the pcv . I dont know when to change it . I was thinking of just putting a breather on.

2002GTAUTOVERT

...and how much oil are you losing

super96stang

1/2 quart or less every 3 months

timeformiller44

yes go with the breather i am about to..plus with the normal PCV oil is getting into your intake and **** gunking it up....letting it breathe saves your engine from build up as well.

oxfordgt

Pull your pcv hose and if it is wet then put in a seperator. Unless you are FI then you wont really need to go to the extreme of putting on breathers. You should also do a compression check to make sure your not getting blow by and look under the car for wetness on the back of the engine because it could be a rear main seal leak which wont normaly drip on the ground.

StangEatsRice

But a breather doesn't rob performance or burn oil faster does it?

timeformiller44

no...keeps oil in your engine instead of being sucked out by your PCV...your PCV is a vaccuum to keep combustion pressures and other pressures out of your engine so you dont blow seals...a breather does the same thing minus the vaccuum..just lets the pressure escape

sstang

A breather isn't really extreme though is it...

svt_97cobra

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no, but if you are not forced induction, you probably have bad rings (blow-by) or a bad seal

oxfordgt

Its extreme because you are going to smell all of the crank case gasses everytime your at a stop light and its illegal.