BM08

As title just discovered mine does when the engine is running, just wondered is it normal?

rubinsbin

do you think its normal?
isnt it followed by oil being blown all over the engine when the bonnets down!
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Glenn_

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Would you say there is a lot of pressure there with the cap off.

tommytwotanks

im no expert, but i'd say it''s not normal, probably worn valve stems, do you get any smoke coming up ?, my brother had this many years a go on a fiesta mk1 1100

tommy

vwturbo

if the engine noise increases when u remove the oil cap, and it makes this chugging sound.. somethings up, bottom end pressure or something, one of my cars used to do it, then it threw a rod 2 weeks later.

Dicko&Vacant

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Its normal when the engines fooked lol

MAD Ade

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A generally worn engine most likely.

tabetha

It depends on your definition of air, a faint breeze is normal, anything more points to pressure in the crankcase, no engine in the world will seal 100% so there always will be some, but a faint breeze.
tabetha

SiZT

Nothing to worry about, it's just VTec kicking in

BM08

It's proper blowing but no smoke at all, car seems to run fine and go well....

I've checked google, some say it's bad others say it's normal.....

Eagle

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On my escort it was due to a nice hole in a piston...... Man that made me laugh ......... Put the cap back on and turned it over it blew the cap god knows where lol

BM08

Anyone else? Whats the best way to test if it's ok or terminal?

ECU Monitor Enthusiast

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Firstly, check the crank case breather is connected and also not blocked up !!

Disconnecting the breather will increase the air flow out the cap as a check

If all else fails, get a compression test done for all cylinders to check you havent got excessive bore wear or holed piston !

Fast Guy

As said above it's normal on a worn engine. On a good engine there should be a slight vacuum.
It tends to be blowby from the piston rings pressurising the crank case.
Compression/leak test your engine. You could run like it for years if its only worn rings, but fix it if you can afford to.
When it gets really bad it can start blowing oil through the breather system into the intake and give clouds of smoke out the exhaust. This will most likely happen after you top the oil level up or slightly overfill it.

BM08

Thanks for the replys chaps


Just popped it round to Honda earlier and a techie came out and had a look, he unscrewed the cap abit and said thats fine mate.