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Oil loss through breather pipe
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<blockquote data-quote="BigEd" data-source="post: 16496" data-attributes="member: 161"><p><strong>Oil oss through breather pipe.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">Search eBay for PCV valve. There are lots to choose from. The one I used was item number </span>150450161457. It is described as used in:</p><p><em>"Capri MK1, Capri MK2, Capri MK3, Escort MK1, Escort MK2, Escort MK3, Escort MK4, Escort MK5, Escort MK6, Escort MK7, Fiesta MK1, Fiesta MK2, Fiesta MK3, Granada, Sierra</em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px">A new PCV valve to suit many Ford engines including X/flow, SOHC Pinto, DOHC 16v, etc.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px"></span><span style="font-size: 10px">This particular valve is a late type fitted to V6 24v Cosworth engines with a 90deg elbow fitted to it. This plastic elbow can be cut off and removed to leave a more common straight valve."</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></em><span style="font-size: 10px">You may find one of these breathers on Malta as there seemed to be lots of old British cars over there.</span><em><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></em><span style="font-size: 10px">I turned up a steel adaptor to fit the diameter of the valve at one end and a smaller diameter at the other to fit into whatever hose you are doing to use. I also used a valve cap with a threaded boss so that you can fit a banjo to put the hose on.</span><span style="font-size: 10px"> This valve cap is shown as an ET24/3</span> on the Vincent parts drawings. It was used on the "D"'s. The spares company list a an ET24/6 breather cap. This may be the same thing.</p><p>There are some proprietary motorcycle breather kits on the market. Search on the internet for these.</p><p></p><p>It is difficult to say how long new rings, pistons and cylinder bores will take to bed in. There are too many variables, machined finish, materials , oil grade/type, operating conditions, etc. Put some more miles on when you can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigEd, post: 16496, member: 161"] [b]Oil oss through breather pipe.[/b] [SIZE=2]Search eBay for PCV valve. There are lots to choose from. The one I used was item number [/SIZE]150450161457. It is described as used in: [I]"Capri MK1, Capri MK2, Capri MK3, Escort MK1, Escort MK2, Escort MK3, Escort MK4, Escort MK5, Escort MK6, Escort MK7, Fiesta MK1, Fiesta MK2, Fiesta MK3, Granada, Sierra [SIZE=2]A new PCV valve to suit many Ford engines including X/flow, SOHC Pinto, DOHC 16v, etc. [/SIZE][SIZE=2]This particular valve is a late type fitted to V6 24v Cosworth engines with a 90deg elbow fitted to it. This plastic elbow can be cut off and removed to leave a more common straight valve." [/SIZE][/I][SIZE=2]You may find one of these breathers on Malta as there seemed to be lots of old British cars over there.[/SIZE][I][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/I][SIZE=2]I turned up a steel adaptor to fit the diameter of the valve at one end and a smaller diameter at the other to fit into whatever hose you are doing to use. I also used a valve cap with a threaded boss so that you can fit a banjo to put the hose on.[/SIZE][SIZE=2] This valve cap is shown as an ET24/3[/SIZE] on the Vincent parts drawings. It was used on the "D"'s. The spares company list a an ET24/6 breather cap. This may be the same thing. There are some proprietary motorcycle breather kits on the market. Search on the internet for these. It is difficult to say how long new rings, pistons and cylinder bores will take to bed in. There are too many variables, machined finish, materials , oil grade/type, operating conditions, etc. Put some more miles on when you can. [/QUOTE]
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