Hi guys,

 

Making some progress with my 'dodgy motor'. I've been trying to pressurise the system without much success, I've resorted to breaking the system into sections and testing one section at a time. Found some big and small leaks but when attempting the entire system it won't seem to hold anything. I'm only using a cheapo air compressor which is pretty slow to inflate a bike tyre.

 

It seems all my pressure is escaping through the front PCV hoses - presumably into the crankcase? The hoses appear to have a baffle and a wire filter inside, is there a particular orientation for fitting these? (i.e. baffle or wire filter on engine side). The system can be pressurised by blocking these hoses. If I had cr*ppy compression (i.e. stuck valves) would it be impossible to pressurise the system?

 

Cheers

 

RobH

The system wont hold pressure for long it does escape.

A crappy compressor wont be up for the job u need a better one.

Use your universal compressor... blow in the tube! If your leak is bad enough (like mine was) you'll be able to hear it escape. Better still, get a mate to blow in the tube while you listen... you don't hyperventilate that way ;)