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Old 08-30-2012 | 08:38 PM
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Well if you do wanna call it quits there's one last thing to try. Seafoam her trough the brake booster and some in the oil. Follow the link on my sig. It's with a shot. Cheaper than doing the timing setup. Maybe she's gunked up.
Old 08-30-2012 | 08:42 PM
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Well if you do wanna call it quits there's one last thing to try. Seafoam her trough the brake booster and some in the oil. Follow the link on my sig. It's with a shot. Cheaper than doing the timing setup. Maybe she's gunked up.
Did that twice plus i did the head gasket a while ago and its all clean in there after i seafoamed i had verry little smoke out the tailpipe i thought that was weird
Old 08-30-2012 | 08:46 PM
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Ok I'm at a lose brother. All the simple thing I could think of. Do you have an oil cooler infront your radiator
Old 08-30-2012 | 08:47 PM
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Ok I'm at a lose brother. All the simple thing I could think of. Do you have an oil cooler infront your radiator
No i do not i dont think that was a factory option was it
Old 08-30-2012 | 08:49 PM
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It doesnt have a tow package or anything and its all stock aside from exhaust and intake
Old 08-30-2012 | 08:51 PM
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Ive been Lookin for a lower milage engine to drop in because its in such good shape
Old 08-30-2012 | 08:54 PM
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Well if it's only happening on steep hills something isn't allowing it to breath. Could be cat going oil. Oil cooler was an option, I think, but you can get an aftermarket one easily. Good luck keep looking around. I don't want you to drop in an engine and still have an issue
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Originally Posted by sycoglitch
Well if it's only happening on steep hills something isn't allowing it to breath. Could be cat going oil. Oil cooler was an option, I think, but you can get an aftermarket one easily. Good luck keep looking around. I don't want you to drop in an engine and still have an issue
Your the second to suggest the breathing (dflinstone) and i had an indepth thread about the venting i did all he suggested and it stop pouring out and doesnt leak at the rms during normal driven what else could i do for better ventilation i used all new tubing
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Old 08-30-2012 | 09:10 PM
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May not be the intake could be the output. Do you have a CEL or the dummy one
Old 08-30-2012 | 09:18 PM
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May not be the intake could be the output. Do you have a CEL or the dummy one
No codes ever even when its acting up
Old 08-30-2012 | 09:21 PM
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No codes ever even when its acting up
See of you can snag a cat from a JY jeep, a younger one preferably. A clogged cat can cause issue. Or try unplugging your o2s and see f Cel pops. I think you need to do the key cycle to run you codes
Old 08-30-2012 | 09:25 PM
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See of you can snag a cat from a JY jeep, a younger one preferably. A clogged cat can cause issue. Or try unplugging your o2s and see f Cel pops. I think you need to do the key cycle to run you codes
Well im gonna see bout the cat i never got a egg smell or anything ive dobe the key cycling and normal blinks. Im gonna take the cat off i just got i inspected and i put a straight muffler on and its not that loud witch is weird so im gonna check the cat
Old 08-30-2012 | 09:27 PM
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How's your oil pressure? Are you sure you didn't screw up the oil pan gasket ( no offense) are you sure it's not leaking down from somewhere else?
Old 08-30-2012 | 09:28 PM
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Hell it's worth a shot. I'm at a slight lose. Never personally had this issue but trying to think of anything that would have the symptoms. Once again good luck and please keep posting results


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