Sean44116
New Member
- Joined
- Nov 13, 2019
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- 12
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- Location
- Ohio
- Vehicle Year
- 1984
- Make / Model
- Ford ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hi my name is Sean. I’m new the the forum but I wanted to ask you guys a few questions. I’ve had a 1984 ford ranger 2.8l v6 with 126xxx miles for about 8 months now. She been running strong but ever since I bought the car smoke has been coming out of the breather on the valve cover. I know this is a pretty good sign of excessive blowby but I wanted your guys opinion. I’ve done a ton of work to the engine but I’m only 17 and I don’t have the time or money to do a rebuild. So my over all question I guess is what you think is happening and how long I have before my engine fails. I check my oil every day and I don’t see/smell/taste any gasoline or antifreeze in it. I’ve changed out my PCV valves and I tried adding 10w-30 instead of 5w-30 thicken up the oil for the worn cylinders. I’m doing a compression test this weekend I just ordered a tester. My guess is worn rings. So I’ll take any thoughts and information you guys have. The car is running and driving well. It’s slow but runs good. Thanks everyone I really appreciate everything
Just to add I also had a oil leak and I decided to take off my breather cap because my guess was I was building to much pressure because the cap was so restrictive. As soon as I took the cap off my leak was gone. Just wanted to also add that for more information.
Just to add I also had a oil leak and I decided to take off my breather cap because my guess was I was building to much pressure because the cap was so restrictive. As soon as I took the cap off my leak was gone. Just wanted to also add that for more information.