getikte Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Hi there, i have just bought an ep91 glanza and it has about half a meter of pipe running off the rocker breather onto a filter.under any revs at all and even on tick over the filter is chucking out a lot of smoke and oil is dripping off the filter and being sprayed around the engine bay under boost.where is this pipe ment to be plummed to? or is it a bigger mechanical issue?i have tried a catch can and that just fills with oil and the breather still smokes.any help is massivly apprechiated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hawwy Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Take the pipe off and just pit the breather there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jojo Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I have two oil breathers on myn 1 sitin on my rocket cover which it quite loose an i dun like the idea of that an i have a nother under neath me intercooler with pipe an oil breather on the end siting in my engine bay is ther realy need for me 2 have 2 ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getikte Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 i have tried putting the breather strait off the rocker cover but it still burns and smokes silly amounts :/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan-11 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Piston/piston rings, Do a compression test, doesnt sound good tbh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getikte Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 ive prepared myself for the worst in all honesty, ill be getting a compression test done towards the end of the month Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan-11 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 How long have u owned it? seems to me the previous owner ran the pipe with the filter on the end to hide the problem for selling it, did the pipe run to the bottom of the car? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getikte Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 ive owned it for 3 days now, and the filter ran along the front towards the drivers side headlight, there wasnt any excessive burning. i bought it from wales and i live in newcastle i belive whatever problem it is happened on the 380 odd mile drive home Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan-11 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Ah alright, that sucks, same thing happed to me when i bought mine, what mods does it have, also what boost is it running? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jojo Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Wher in wales dude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getikte Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 its got the td04 turbo and map. running 1.0 bar. it made it back from wales no problem and even now the engine has no horible noise and isnt kicking out any smoke from the exhaust, its just the breather pipe issue, how much would piston rings set me back? considering getting it forged and galdmorgan? near cardiff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Russleh Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 definatly sounds like the piston ringland or the rings. happened to me twice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getikte Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 is it much of a job to change piston rings? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Sounds like ring lands mate. Taggy recently had this problem. new pistons and rings im afriade but like stated above you need to pressure test it fella see what compression you have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getikte Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 if the rings have gone do i have to replace to pistons too or is it just reccomended to replace them?also what figures should i be looking for on a compression test?thanks for the help, first starlet fucked after 3 days -.- not best pleased but these things happen haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Rings lands = where the rings sit in the piston brake off so piston is fucked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getikte Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 is it worth buying forged pistons and running it with standard rods? or just buy standard pistons and rings again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) If your going to forge I'd do the lot mate :-) wait for a few more reply's off other people mate :-) Edited April 14, 2012 by akyakapotter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryan lang Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 glamorgan? hahaif you can afford it, id go forged pistons, but that means have the block re-honed, although if you do go standard again, you'll probably still need them re-honed because the ringlands will have scratched it if it is them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getikte Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 ooooo this is sounding expensive, the horrible thing is the engine runs fine, pulls briliantly, its just the oil pissing out the breather, dosent make any horrible or funny noises. what a ball ache! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flaminsam Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Sounds like excessive blow by to me which indicates rings or cracked piston. Compression test and a cylinder leakage test are your best bet. Also you can run forged pistons on standard rods. Nothing wrong with that. The pistons crack because they are receiving all the heat and basically a explosion every 2 turns of the crank. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getikte Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 So if I was to buy forged pistons is it as easy as just replacing them for the old ones or is there more work involved? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flaminsam Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 when replacing rings anyway they all need ''gapping'' to ensure a good seal and give you good compression. if your changing rings and find a piston cracked then obviously a new piston is needed. so basicaslly the same ammount of work is needed to put a forged piston in as there is a standard one. the common thing people do is change the rods too. hence '' forging the engine''. i could go on all day about forging engines etc, but my advice to you is if you want a quick cheap repair put a standard piston back in. if you want to go forged for more peace of mind then it will be costly. you running a td04 at a bar? seems to me that you have gone past the peace of mind stage and could do with it being forged. these engines were designed for a safe around 140bhp. if your adding another 100bhp on top then things are likely to go wrong sooner than later. my opinion obviously. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taggy Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Any excessive vapour coming from your rocker breather or it blowing oil is a major sign to say the ringlands have failed on 1 or more pistons. It happened to me recently and to be honest its a big job to strip it, although you can check it with the engine still in the bay. If it has gone then its an engine out job as you will need to replace the pistons (you can get them for peanuts on here) and you may as well stick new rings on while its apart. You will also need to deglaze your bores for the new rings to bed in, which is why it needs to come out The car can still run perfectly with this problem, but if you compression test it, i bet my balls its low on one of them.Here check out this video of me taking mine apart, you have the same problem.[media]http://youtu.be/87J3eKxsE_wthe damage[media]http://youtu.be/Gdk4A7ryi-kGood luck mate, but i would take the car back and tell the basdard hes sold you a dud! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getikte Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 absolutly spot on, thats the exact same issuse as mine. baaaals! haha, ahh well time to bite the bullet! did you replace with standard pistons or put forged ones in? ive got a mate who owns a garage so ill get it compression tested asap. should be able to rent out one of his ramps to get the job done too.in your opinion is it safe to drive about 2 miles to work and back each day? or will that just cause more damage?cheers for that though, ill expect the same damage come the day it gets taken apart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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