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Intake plenum help (please)

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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 08:58 AM
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Ok this is the 3rd time I will be removing the intake in 3 weeks bought the plenum kit from ebay installed it per the plenum TSB. 3 days later pulled TB oil in the intake pulled it off again new gaskets (all of them) torqued the plenum down to specs and a week later pull the TB freakn oil in the intake again not alot maybe a ounce in the corner.I am at a loss as to what it can be.Will a bad pcv pull oil in? It rattles it is not stuck.I dont know im grasping at straws here. Dont want to spend the money on a m1 intake (dont think i have enough engine for that intake) any suggestions will help greatly.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 09:04 AM
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YES bad PCV will do this. I had mine with constant oil in tube going into intake. My gasket was not bad and i just did this new plate and gaskets. It was 8.75 at the dealership make sure you buy the one from the dealership!!! Not autozone i did and it still had oil coming through it. Different flow rate other people will chime in too haha
 
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 09:09 AM
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I dunno about ebay , I would maybe try Hughes engines plenum plate .
 
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 09:15 AM
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I dunno about ebay , I would maybe try Hughes engines plenum plate .
Its is a good plate I beleive the guy that makes them is a member on bionic maybe here too.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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YES bad PCV will do this. I had mine with constant oil in tube going into intake. My gasket was not bad and i just did this new plate and gaskets. It was 8.75 at the dealership make sure you buy the one from the dealership!!! Not autozone i did and it still had oil coming through it. Different flow rate other people will chime in too haha
I was thinking that it was bad but was told that if it isnt stuck (rattles it is good I will order a new one from dodge and see how it goes.

Any way to clean the oil out that is there or is seafoam the option?
 
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 09:52 AM
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PCV can allow excess oil to flow into intake. It is dependent on such things as blow by, etc. I installed one of these just for giggles and grins:

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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 10:56 AM
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damn, i keep forgetting to go get a dealership pcv valve and get rid of my advance auto one from last summers plenum repair.

glad these threads come up more often then not. hope im not too late to replace it
 
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 11:13 AM
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I do not know if sea foam will work but the canister is a very good idea...
 
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 01:04 PM
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Is there a better plenum gasket than the felpro ?
 
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 01:54 PM
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Not that I am aware of.... Fel-Pro makes some pretty good stuff. (and that's what I used...)

Get a PCV from the dealer. The aftermarket fellers can have a pretty wide variance in flow rates.... if it's too high a flow, you get oil in the intake.
 
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