Newbie question on 400hp evo 8
Newbie question on 400hp evo 8
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question#1 I just bought an evo 8 with many mods and an aftermarket turbo. About 400whp. Motor is super healthy and strong. I went to Walmart today and noticed they added 5.4 quarts of oil instead of 5. After running it hard a few times I opened the engine bay and noticed small drops of oil ( not dripping) but was on the left of the clutch fluid reservoir. I tried for hours trying to find to see where it came from with no luck. The crank case breather does not seem to be letting out oil but it is oily. Is there a way the engine expels extra oil?
Question#2
I ran on the streets the evo hard about 6 pulls, I noticed when I got out of the car the inside of the aftermarket exhaust was glowing red, is that normal under hard pulls?
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question#1 I just bought an evo 8 with many mods and an aftermarket turbo. About 400whp. Motor is super healthy and strong. I went to Walmart today and noticed they added 5.4 quarts of oil instead of 5. After running it hard a few times I opened the engine bay and noticed small drops of oil ( not dripping) but was on the left of the clutch fluid reservoir. I tried for hours trying to find to see where it came from with no luck. The crank case breather does not seem to be letting out oil but it is oily. Is there a way the engine expels extra oil?
Question#2
I ran on the streets the evo hard about 6 pulls, I noticed when I got out of the car the inside of the aftermarket exhaust was glowing red, is that normal under hard pulls?
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1st What do you mean on the left of the clutch reservoir ? The clutch takes oil from the brake master cylinder and its on the brake booster to the right! (depending how you look at the engine). 5.4qt its fine, it doesnt take exactly 5tq. Look for any leaks on the valve cover or if you took it to get serviced maybe they spilled some oil.
2nd Yes its normal.
2nd Yes its normal.
1st What do you mean on the left of the clutch reservoir ? The clutch takes oil from the brake master cylinder and its on the brake booster to the right! (depending how you look at the engine). 5.4qt its fine, it doesnt take exactly 5tq. Look for any leaks on the valve cover or if you took it to get serviced maybe they spilled some oil.
2nd Yes its normal.
2nd Yes its normal.
Well the oil mist was towards the bank right side of the motor, by the battery. I was looking very carefully and cold not find anything. I did notice the dipstick shows that the oil is past the second line.
in that case check where the line on the right side of the valvecover is going. since you have an aftermarket turbo kit chances are its run to some type of catch can. if it is still run to the intake pipe then check your intake for excess oil.
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