Heavy breather *heeeelp!*

[BenzBoy]

OK, so on closer inspection the Escort doesn't need a new rocker cover gasket.
I discerned this after finding most of the contents of the sump in the air box .
So it's breathing oil... big time. My theory is it's a problem with the crank-case ventilation - the pressure is forcing the oil through the breather into the air intake.
D'ya reckon that makes sense?
Or is there something else I should look for...

feckin' cars eh?!

[hairnet]

sounds blocked take all the plastic wibblepoo off and wash it off

[BenzBoy]

Hmmm, right, after a bit more delving (it's dark so I can't do too much!) I think the rocker cover might be sludged up and blocking one of the vents (the "in" one). Either that or the metal filter in there is caked in wibblepoo. Or the breather filter's had it.
OR the piston rings are fooked. But it's got 92K on the clock so I wouldn't have thought that'd be the case...
I'll have a look tomorrow.

[PhoenixC]

Sounds like you got a blocked breather. I take it its the CVH engine do they have a crankcase breather valve on them.

[ScotsDave]

The CVH I'm sure had a metal gauze filter in the cam cover which used to choke up. If it was choked it would breathe straight into the airbox.

I once bought a 1.6 CVH to transplant into a Fiesta which had pumped all it's oil out at 120mph because the breather was choked - cleaned the breather out and everything was A-OK.

[BenzBoy]

Cool. I'll clean everything up tomorrow and that should sort it...
There is some sort of filter / valve arrangement on it. My bro says they're prone to clogging up.

[BenzBoy]

Tis fixed! Thanks for the replies. I was just half a kilo of wibblepoo clogging up the rocker cover and breather pipes.
Just gotta let the oil burn off the zorst and I'll be fine!