Thanks for the replay. I’ve been on the phone with my dad about it and he agrees with you. I know the back side (plate) of the oil pump leaks a bit. One thing I mentioned to my dad is that once upon a time (a couple years ago) I ran this engine without a valve cover and it was flinging oil all over hell and now it doesn’t really do that even after a fresh change. I get a steady flow of oil at the rockers but it takes a while to get there. So my dad is telling me that I’m probably having a problem with my pump, and possibly a circulation issue that’s causing the oil to get hot. He’s coming over tomorrow to help me look at it and try to do some diagnostics. I know the oil pump came off an older motor than what’s in my car so I don’t know for sure that it’s quality. I have a new oil pump that I was saving for the eventual rebuild but I may go ahead and put it in now. I’ll update you tomorrow after we look at it.
To answer your question, I can’t really tell. Every time I stick the dipstick in and pull it out, I get an oily residue on the stick, but nothing that drips off the end. When I wipe the residue off on my fingers, it appears clear but has some traces of black in it. It feels oily. But that’s about all I can tell you.
So you cannot read the level?
Correct. Another point worth mentioning is that I haven’t driven it since I replaced the oil and fuel pump until today. I only moved it from one parking spot to another. So since the leak is on the oil pump, it is very possible that I’m just puking oil down the road, but since I haven’t been driving it, it wouldn’t have been leaking (and it didn’t) until I drove it today. The more I talk aand think about it, the realer the possibility is becoming that the “oily residue” is just was left of the oil I had that was flung all over the walls by the crank.
Well now that the morning has come, I’ve checked it again, and the oil level sits just below the full line. Before I drove it yesterday it was just above the full line. So the oil level hasn’t changed a lot, so I’m thinking the oil leak isn’t all that severe. Im headed to the store right now but when I get back I’ll be checking the flammability of it as suggested above. At this point I have no clue what’s going on. Unless the oil is leaking and it’s just being replaced by gas that quickly. It is pretty clear on the dipstick. Like I said I’ll be checking the flammability later. Will update you soon.
No I didn’t, but I need to. Moving that cover didn’t help my leak at all. Made it worse. I’m ordering one now. The PCV is hooked up but I don’t know if it’s working or not. I assume it is, because there’s no big plumes of smoke coming out of the exhaust.
Because even though I just put 5qts into it, it was still a good bit low, also, I have a high capacity filter on it.
So you're TWO QUARTS over full and don't think that's a problem?
What's the filter part number? I run a Motorcraft FL299, which IS a high capacity filter. It's a 2 quart filter, whereas the stock one is a one quart filter. Although I do run six quarts, I'd never put seven in it. That'd certainly risk hitting the crankshaft.
Don't assume. It is a common problem for the PCV on a slant to be plugged up. Don't check just the valve, check the complete system. A lot of times the passage in the carb is plugged up. I should have asked a long time ago. Have you hooked up an oil pressure gauge to see what the pressure really is?
I’m not two quarts over full. I put a quart in to bring it up level and a quart to fill the filter, because the filter was dry. So by the end of the deal, the dipstick is reading level on the full mark.
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Something is wrong. Should read full on the stick, with 4 qts in the oil pan and 1 qt in the filter = 5 qts total. You might have the wrong dipstick. By running 2 qts over full you could have excessive oil consumption, and aerated oil. Then you wind up showing low on the stick (but not really) and you add to bring it up to the full mark (but really over full).
My brother has a manual gauge and I’m gonna try and pick it up from him tomorrow and check it. I’m also gonna be tracing wires to see if I’m just having a wire issue.
