Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Oil breather Mess

[RGiordano]

I am new to TDR and imagine this has come up before. Anybody come up with a solution to the oil breather bottle mess problem? I have an 01 24 valve.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

YUP - it's been pretty well beat to death here MANY times, and often resurfaces as new members arrive on the scene...



This board has a neat and effective search feature - and a search on "breather" will undoubtedly get you more info than you'd like to read thru - here's just ONE:



https://www.turbodieselregister.com...-transmission-1998-5-2002/65441-put-sock.html



Enjoy - and welcome to TDR!

 

[KevinSmith]

My bottle has apparently been missing for years. I've got a bad buildup of oil and gunk on the under side of the block. My pressure washer won't touch it even with the degreasers I've been using. Any suggestions?

 

[RDHamill]

steam clean it ! ... . gently!

 

[JCyrbok]

I lost the bottle and extended the stock hose about 2 feet downwards and it terminates at the track bar near the driver side. No more mess on my engine after about 15k miles of use this way and no other problems. I can deal with a drip on the garage floor every now and then. I just put cardboard under the truck on the that side to catch it. Maybe 10 drips in 15k miles. The smoke is noticable sometimes though, but does not bother me.



It did take me three good engine washings with degreaser though to get it real clean.



Just a thought,



J-

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

YUP - I wanted to COMPLETELY catch and control ALL drippage, not only from the truck, but my own garage floor as well as the driveways of my friends when we visit - some of them are as fussy and unhappy about cleaning up oily mess as I am! :-laf



Here's a pic of the underside of my truck - and the fan blades and back-side of the radiator is perfectly clean after 55K miles driving in a WIDE variety of travel situations:



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But yeah - for some who park their trucks outside in the dirt, or don't care where the vaor and drips go as long as it's not on the engine or into the radiator, a simple tube extension will do the job...

 

[SnoKing]

Gary, something is wrong here, where is the front differental????????? SNOKING

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Gary, something is wrong here, where is the front differental????????? SNOKING

:-laf:-laf:-laf



DAMN!



I knew there was SOMETHING missing under there!



Originally being a strictly California low elevation RV tow vehicle, no 4WD needed - but it sure might come in handy here in higher elevation Eastern Oregon!



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[SnoKing]

Is that picture going on your Christmas Card? SNOKING

 

[Shadrach]

For those unaware be careful how long you extend your breather hose. If you live in a cold climate and you extent it back to the trans like I have seen some people do the condensation coming out of it can freeze up and create a plug. Then your engine will start to blow the oil out anywhere else it can. It can also get plugged up from snow. I have seen an extreme case of this where a Dodge was left running outside in -30* over night. It pushed out the oil everywhere it could and then threw a rod due to lack of oil. It was actually still running ( with the rod flapping in the breeze- so to speak ) when the owner came out the next day. Shadarch