So my boat has previously had the PCV run directly into the intake I can tell because there was a ton of oil in the original air cleaner that I replaced with a K&N. I didn't know why it was covered in oil at the time but I tried to clean that up and I put on the K&N. So anyway then the owners prior to myself had just taken and run a hose down into the pan below the engine. This hose would leak a small amount of oil. But it was also leaking some small amount of exhaust into the cabin. Didn't bother me but my wife could smell it. She still can even with it fixed but its a bit better. Anyway what I did was a I put an inlet on the bottom of the K&N and I installed (Amazon.com: Engine Oil Separator Catch Can Reservoir Tank - Baffled with Inner Filter for Pcv Valve - 3/8 Barb Adapter: Car Electronics) this oil catcher in line with the hose. So it leads only down until it gets to that catch bin then it leads up into the bottom of the air filter. Pictures in the first reply....
However, now that I have done this when the engine runs if I then check the oil the oil on the dip stick reads higher than normal. When I then wipe it and re-check the oil reads normal as it should. Before it would come out first dry and I'd have to place it back to then read correctly. This feels like a big change that I shouldn't just ignore.
I should also state that when I tried to check the oil with the engine running a steady stream of oil pushed up from the dip stick tube. (I don't think I'd ever tried this before making the change though so I'm not sure on this one)
I think that this vent system is not ventilating as well as it should. I'm not sure if I should be very concerned that I'm getting quite a bit of pressure?
But anyway I'm kinda thinking that the filter that I installed is too restrictive. I pulled it off and blew into the hose and its fairly restrictive (not at all like blowing into an open hose).
Any recommendations and thoughts or am I way over thinking this?
However, now that I have done this when the engine runs if I then check the oil the oil on the dip stick reads higher than normal. When I then wipe it and re-check the oil reads normal as it should. Before it would come out first dry and I'd have to place it back to then read correctly. This feels like a big change that I shouldn't just ignore.
I should also state that when I tried to check the oil with the engine running a steady stream of oil pushed up from the dip stick tube. (I don't think I'd ever tried this before making the change though so I'm not sure on this one)
I think that this vent system is not ventilating as well as it should. I'm not sure if I should be very concerned that I'm getting quite a bit of pressure?
But anyway I'm kinda thinking that the filter that I installed is too restrictive. I pulled it off and blew into the hose and its fairly restrictive (not at all like blowing into an open hose).
Any recommendations and thoughts or am I way over thinking this?
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