How does oil get into breather?

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January 21st, 2014, 12:24 PM

damonbrock

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How does oil get into breather?

'95 Chevy half ton. 5.0 TBI. Not understanding how oil is getting up and cloggin up my air filter. Not really cloggin it up but it's a noticeable amount.

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January 21st, 2014, 5:38 PM

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Are you seeing liquid oil in the air cleaner housing yet?

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January 21st, 2014, 8:54 PM

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clogged pcv valve or pcv orfice is one way. excess blowby gases that the pvc system can't handle is another.

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January 22nd, 2014, 6:16 AM

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clogged pcv valve or pcv orfice is one way. excess blowby gases that the pvc system can't handle is another.

And 99 times out of a 100, it's the later.

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