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Recent content by Leon Warden

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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

    Ok so as of now Ive did exactly what the service bulletin has prescribed. I'll let ya know how it works.
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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

    Thats the service bulletin I used! Only thing different was I left the dip stick return line vented to atmosphere. It doesnt say what exactly to do with that hose?
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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

    OCV? oil control valve?
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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

    Is there a better fix?
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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

    I think this is why it spewed oil all over the belly pan.
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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

    #4 in your diagram is the hose that attatches to the dip stick tube. I left that hose attatched to the dip stick tube and routed down into the belly pan.
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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

    The serial # is ZSA03281
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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

    I did all of this but I think the hose coming off the dip stick tube allowed oil to escape the crank case through the path of least resistance.
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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

    Yes thats exactly what I removed!
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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

    Because after replacing it twice with new ones it kept clogging up! And over pressuring the engine causing oil n coolant to seep out of the motor.
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    2006 Cat 287B blowing oil out the pcv vent lines

    2006 cat 287b with a 3044c/t, Ive did the updates on eliminating the PCV valve and now I have oil blowing out into the bottom of my machine to the point where it isnt registering on the dip stick. There is a hose that comes off the dip stick tube down where it enters the block and im wondering...
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