You shouldn't have that much oil. It's possible your turbo seals are gone, or blowby doesn't have a proper vent (such as a bad PCV system), and pressurizes the crankcase and the turbo bearings via the oil drain line.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The root cause was OIL, as in oil in the > intake(slapping forehead). I have been putting off > installing the oil catch can, but I guess it should > have gone on immediately. There was nearly half a > quart of oil in the bottom of the IC and the > connecting hoses. I figured something was up when I > pulled the throttle cable and saw the tube > connecting to the TB collapse due to blockage :-o > If I had hard pipes I never would have known there > was oil in the intake piping and IC. In fact, if I > had hard pipes I bet it would have sucked the oil up > and into the TB and been running my engine like a > 2-stroke, lol. > > I removed and cleaned all the hoses and ran mineral > spirits a few times through the IC so everything is > squeaky clean now. I ran out of time this > morning(dad's b-day today), but I will be back at it > tonight. Yes, I will be installing the oil catch > can as well, I just need to figure out how to mount > it. > > Something tells me I might want to run some top > engine cleaner through the system before I hit the > smog check next month :-) > > Thanks for all the ideas guys > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Ray Ayala" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > True ... and a bad map sensor can both cause > similar symptoms itself, and > > cook a cat. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bob Bundy" > > To: ; > > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 10:33 AM > > Subject: Re: MiniMe running like crap > > > > > > > Symptoms sound strangely like a plugged up cat > to me. Not a lot of > > > misfiring > > > or sputtering but no power under load. > > > The ceramic core cats can overheat and crack > apart due to really poor > > > fueling and timing or sometimes just from > getting whacked by a rock or > > > something. a loose piece of core can shift and > lodge slightly sideways and > > > it can cut off most all flow. > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: > > > To: "MiataPower" > > > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 12:34 AM > > > Subject: MiniMe running like crap > > > > > > > > >> Symptoms: > > >> Completely gutless power. Anything more than > light throttle has > > >> absolutely no effect - car goes nowhere FAST. > Max speed I was able to > > >> hit > > >> was ~40mph - feels like the engine is being > choked - reminds me of > > >> driving > > >> a kiddie style gokart with a governed engine. > > >> > > >> I was trying to get my car to pass smog earlier > this week so I swapped > > >> out > > >> the fuel rail, valve cover, installed the AFM, > recirculating BOV, etc. I > > >> am running an AEM ecu and the AFM was ignored > since I was running off the > > >> MAP sensor so it was there just for the visual > test. I also had the Begi > > >> AFPR installed for looks - it was not plumbed > in. > > >> > > >> So tonight I put the FM dual feed rail back on, > VTA BOV and now the > > >> engine > > >> has NO power under load. I can rev the throttle > and it feels fine, but > > >> under load the car has no power. Unfortunately > I didn't have my laptop > > >> with me so I could not log into the AEM to > monitor the sensors - could a > > >> faulty connection to the MAP sensor be causing > the lack of power under > > >> load? > > >> > > >> There are NO vacuum leaks. Any other things to > look for? > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Mike > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Miatapower mailing list > > >> [email protected] > > >> > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Miatapower mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
