Oil Blow By Container....

[BILGAL]

My truck has 32K on it, and the Oil blow by container in the front of the engine is dripping, is this normal?... . just curious how often do you have to service it.

 

[Happy Camper]

It probably should be serviced at every oil change. If you don't, it becomes very messy! It is not a nice job removing and cleaning. I guess it is an attempt to not have dripping on the driveways and roadways.

 

[BILGAL]

Thanks... .

 

[lschultz]

Best thing with that you can do is add hose to it and extend it down or just extend it back to the transfer case. I got tired of cleaning all the oil off of everything. It had a lot built up on my fan blades but no more.

 

[EScott]

I bought a aluminum fuel bottle like you would use for backpacking. I drilled some vent holes along the top third, and added a transmission drain valve to the bottom. The rubber line from the truck fits perfectly in the neck of the bottle, and now during oil changes I just have to loosen the valve with a funnel underneath...



Erin

 

[MCummings]

Guys,, My Dad was on a job with a couple hotshotters and welders,, there must have been about 10 4wd Chassis Cab Dodge Cummins Diesel on location



There was one guy who had his blow by bottle just steaming a mist out of the bottle,, My Dad said it was a milkyish steam coming out of the bottle, and the owner said it has done that

since it was a few months old,,, the truck was still close to new when my Dad saw it,, I had been wondering about this as my truck does not smoke from the bottle,, but it does leak oil.



Is it common/ OK for the bottle to smoke while the engine is under no load at idle, on a warm day ?



Thanks,

Merrick Cummings Jr

 

[Waterpete]

I have 118,000 on my 99 AND I WAS VERY upset regarding oil on my driveway. I finally got a metal bottle, which came with fuel conditioner in it, and drilled several holes in the top for air and then drilled one big ol hole for a piece of wire to go through it, the tube, and the can, and then I extended my breather tube down about 1 foot.



It works!

 

[Diesel Boy]

When to clean bottle.

Every 15k. Seems to me that this is such a cheezy setup for a modern diesel engine. Anyone else feel the same?

 

[Pit Bull]

Re: When to clean bottle.

Originally posted by Diesel Boy

Every 15k. Seems to me that this is such a cheezy setup for a modern diesel engine. Anyone else feel the same?

Diesel Boy, I think you hit the nail on the head. You pay several thousand extra for the best diesel engine and they put a pill bottle in a bad location that has to be emptied so you don't leak all over the driveway and spray oil all over the bottom of your engine. I wonder what they did with the 03's?