How does oil get into breather?

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Jan 21, 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.

Jan 21, 2014 | 5:38 PM

Allan In NE

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

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Jan 21, 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.

Jan 22, 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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