flying dipsticks?

[rodrigo]

anyone experience a dipstick launching on them while the engine is running?


show of hands?

[gsrtype1]

oh shit, this happen to autoex and he cracked a piston. Did you get oil in your engine bay?

[rodrigo]

oh , i wasn't speaking of myself... I was just wondering in general.

flying dipsticks are usually caused by excess in crankcase pressures or lack of proper ventilation.

[gsrtype1]

ahh cool

[rodrigo]

just wait a lil bit..u might hear of some cases real soon.... just a hunch

[djuosnteisn]

Hahahahahahahaha.

[Dash08]

I assume that you assume that this will be a side effect of the new PCV fix.

[rodrigo]

oh we have a pcv fix? I wasn't aware....

[GQ_WhiteMS3]

LOL ... I was thinking the same thing ... it's a "smoking" fix, but could lead to another problem

[Dash08]

A fix is yet to be seen.

[aaronc7]

Originally Posted by skoobidoobie 2 girls 1 engine bay

[martyxattack]

did nator put a squid in your intake

[GQ_WhiteMS3]

I thought we didn't blow dipsticks because we're not DSM's?

[Hectik1]

Oh noes!

[rodrigo]

I think those pics need to be moved to "fail thread" hahahahha

[Grim]

Originally Posted by aaronc7

i like the bronze painted valve cover and intake manifold......oh wait...

[aaronc7]

after removing the "oil burning fix" (yeah because theres no oil left to burn in the engine), i drove it really hard and dip stick hasnt moved an inch so far, lol.

[rodrigo]

guys, lets not be ridiculously naive here. a dipstick blowing out of its place is indicative of excessive crankcase pressures.....weakest plug will always pop off when there isn't either a pcv system or breathers on the valve cover(s)

[jhershorin]

not to be an ass...but are you worried about the pressure that obviously moved upwards? rings and such?

[rodrigo]

I guess we will soon find out when aaron gets blow by .....


but no I wouldn't worry for the simple fact that the diptick isnt meant to hold any real pressure and the rings obviously are, since gas pressure exerted in the combustion chamber is significantly higher than crankcase pressure.


and I believe (dont quote me on this) crankcase pressure builds up over time as escaped gases fill up the cavity and some bleeds off .....unlike in the combustion chamber that its instantaneous. (or else your dipstick would blow out the second you started the engine, but it takes hundres/thousands of cycles to fill it enough where it pops)

[jhershorin]

Well i know i've got blow by. i removed every accessory off of my motor and have cleaned so much oil out of them. i pulled the valve cover off and filled the shitty baffle design with brake parts cleaner and industrial degreaser i use and watched the coffee sludge come pouring out. i completely cleaned the pcv cover, panel, valve - everything...i'll see how long it takes me to start smoking again from blow by.

[rodrigo]

well u will have blow by immediately, since one must assume your rings ain't sealing worth a shit.

the only thing I can recommend to u is use a breather type of system that has several steps in it (hard for me to describe cuz im a god damn foreigner but bare with me)


if you make a baffling system that is the lowest point of pressure (so gases will have a tendency to go to it rather than elsewhere)


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( the ............ is just to add dead space..sorry i fail at computers)

a baffled system like this that will let the inevitable blow by climb up......BUT will make it difficult for the oil to climb every step of the way up and keep your shit somewhat clean.

and also you can add a sponge like material inside that will further allow gases to travel upward but slow down the oil from climbing.

Originally Posted by jhershorin Well i know i've got blow by. i removed every accessory off of my motor and have cleaned so much oil out of them. i pulled the valve cover off and filled the shitty baffle design with brake parts cleaner and industrial degreaser i use and watched the coffee sludge come pouring out. i completely cleaned the pcv cover, panel, valve - everything...i'll see how long it takes me to start smoking again from blow by.

[Speedn3]

there a quite a few ppl that have installed the pcv "pill". i'm curious to know if anyone else has had this issue.

btw aaron...glad your engine is ok.

[numbnuts22715]

LOLL
AARON YOU FUCKER! WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME THIS?!
I need to mod my car again. you made me want this.
fucker.

[aaronc7]

Originally Posted by numbnuts22715 LOLL AARON YOU FUCKER! WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME THIS?! I need to mod my car again. you made me want this. fucker.

it just happened tonight. fml.

[SilverDemon]

Excessive blow by or a clogged PCV valve.......

[jhershorin]

Ya lenny. I need to put a catch can between the intake and valve cover and the pcv to intake manifold. i have two really good catch cans. i just dont really care anymore and im lazy.

[phantom3]

LMAO!

Here's a proper PCV Fix... and I won't charge you 25$
http://www.mazdaspeedforums.org/foru...l-pcv-fix.html

[Fobio]

how the fack do you even start to clean that shit up?...that sucks dude...

[phantom3]

I realize what happend!
Everyone was confused with the "Dual CC" install. One catch can goes between the PCV and intake the other goes between the dipstick tube and the intake!

[jmhinkle]

I posted about this a month ago and I was ignored for the most part. I bought a spring from lowe's and strapped the dipstick in. I also installed the PTP fix, but after getting it and discussing it, I theorized that venting to atmospere was a better solution than installing his piece even though I am currently running it.

[wakeboarddude]

Damn that sucks aaron! It looks like a megatron took a piss in your engine bay!

[glocK23]

Originally Posted by jmhinkle I posted about this a month ago and I was ignored for the most part. I bought a spring from lowe's and strapped the dipstick in. I also installed the PTP fix, but after getting it and discussing it, I theorized that venting to atmospere was a better solution than installing his piece even though I am currently running it.

ok, we're going to try our hardest this time around to ignore you once again.

jk.

[rodrigo]

jake listen u dont need to essplain to me lucy, u and i fell off the same tree...

u love psych i love psych.
your car runs like shit..guess what..so does mine
you dont wanna do cc...listen i got triple gauges but only one works....too lazy to hook up the others....

u pitty joe....same here

im riding tha wave until god takes my ms3 to heaven

Originally Posted by jhershorin Ya lenny. I need to put a catch can between the intake and valve cover and the pcv to intake manifold. i have two really good catch cans. i just dont really care anymore and im lazy.

AND AARON......THINK WITH YAR DIPSTICK JIMMY!!!!!!

YouTube - Think with your Dip Stick

YouTube - Think with your Dip Stick

[MATT DAMOND]

The whole time reading this thread, I was thinking of the commercial lenny!

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[jmhinkle]

Originally Posted by glocK23 ok, we're going to try our hardest this time around to ignore you once again. jk.

That would be the best thing to do. If people started listening to me, I wouldn't be so crabby and no one would like me then.

[thanox2]

Well ... that sucks My dipstick din't shoot up but my KR did... upwards 7... around 8... before I let off the throttle... and I bet if I keep going it will go up and up... wtf... took it off and still does the same... now that sucks...

[boardjnky4]

the whole point of the PCV fix released by PTP was to decrease crankcase pressure, and actually create a vacuum in the crankcase...thus allowing the turbo to drain better.

the pill shouldn't be causing crankcase pressure

[rodrigo]

tell that to the flying wallendas

[ptperformance]

Originally Posted by Speedn3 there a quite a few ppl that have installed the pcv "pill". i'm curious to know if anyone else has had this issue. btw aaron...glad your engine is ok.

Looks like Aaron is the only one that has had any problems like this. I would have to say that there is something different with his system that is causing this to happen vs the 100's we have sold that have yet to see anything like this.

Its sad that a vendor get treated this way here on the forums, a vendor that is working to fix the problems that Mazda left you with. It equally sad that a moderator would come in here and make a thread like this with out trying to contact us (just got you PM today).

There is a reason we have a money back warranty with these, so send us your part back Aaron and we will get you taken care of, thanks.

Originally Posted by boardjnky4 the whole point of the PCV fix released by PTP was to decrease crankcase pressure, and actually create a vacuum in the crankcase...thus allowing the turbo to drain better. the pill shouldn't be causing crankcase pressure

It doesn't, we have tested it with the stock system in place and there is just a .5 psi increase in pressure vs it being an open system. There are other issues with Aarons car and the current system he has controlling the cranks case vapors.

Originally Posted by thanox2 Well ... that sucks My dipstick din't shoot up but my KR did... upwards 7... around 8... before I let off the throttle... and I bet if I keep going it will go up and up... wtf... took it off and still does the same... now that sucks...

The knock is the restrictor working. Everyone that has installed one will see an increase in knock initially, this is the debris in the system (crank case, PCV, manifold, ect) getting cleaned up or sucked into the motor. This is common and everyone that has ran the mod for a few days to weeks has eventually seen the knock go down. It might take some time for the knock to go away but it does eventually.

Originally Posted by thanox2 Well ... that sucks My dipstick din't shoot up but my KR did... upwards 7... around 8... before I let off the throttle... and I bet if I keep going it will go up and up... wtf... took it off and still does the same... now that sucks...

The knock is the restrictor working. Everyone that has installed one will see an increase in knock initially, this is the debris in the system (crank case, PCV, manifold, ect) getting cleaned up or sucked into the motor. This is common and everyone that has ran the mod for a few days to weeks has eventually seen the knock go down. It might take some time for the knock to go away but it does eventually.

47 posts and not another single issue with this, and several people have been running them for close to a week now? Seems to be a single issue with just one car, might have some other issues with the car that the pill cannot fix.