supercharged cobra blowing dipstick out
04-04-2005, 08:36 PM
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supercharged cobra blowing dipstick out
I have a 95 cobra with only 2500 miles on it...I have an E303 cam, Trick Flow aluminum heads, Vortech s-trim, aftermarket exhaust......etc. What my problem is, I have both valve covers vented to an oil catch can, which is also vented, but still I get oil shooting out the dipstick under full boost, any ideas on this, or am I gonna have to find a way to vent the bottom end too?
04-04-2005, 09:11 PM
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RE: supercharged cobra blowing dipstick out
I checked compression across all cylinders...was good...no coolant leaks. heads were brand new with gaskets. only major runtime the car has had was on the dyno at Anderson ford and at a new Dyno in Poplar Bluff..no real street time...anything else be the cause...maybe just get a dipstick with a tighter seal??
04-04-2005, 09:38 PM
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RE: supercharged cobra blowing dipstick out
you remove a plug and get the proper fitting and shoot the air into the plug hole.
run the car then check the oil if you see bubbles then you deffently are forcing boost into that oil pan. chances are a bad dipstick isnt the problem but dont out rule this. boosted cars are harder on parts. im saying if your blowing your dipstick out of its tube then youre forcing boost into the down thru the motor and into hte oil pan
run the car then check the oil if you see bubbles then you deffently are forcing boost into that oil pan. chances are a bad dipstick isnt the problem but dont out rule this. boosted cars are harder on parts. im saying if your blowing your dipstick out of its tube then youre forcing boost into the down thru the motor and into hte oil pan
04-05-2005, 01:31 AM
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RE: supercharged cobra blowing dipstick out
to use a compression tester, you have to make it so that you're car doesn't start when you crank it over, you take out one of you're spark plugs, place the compression tester into the spark plug hole and turn over you're engine a few times. There is a gauge attached to it that reads PSI and I'm not sure what you're psi should be in each cylinder, but that's how it works.