End all oil consumption thread.
Captain
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From: Washington
Fuel injection in 1994 with the start of 2nd gen style.
Grand Champion
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Meeker, CO
The need for an aluminum replacement of the steel intake manifold plenum pan, in the absence of forced induction, is a myth. All that's required to solve the problem is shorter pan bolts and a good quality gasket set.
Leaking valve stem seals are nowhere near harmless.
Your third paragraph is somewhat nonsensical. The post-carb, pre-Magnum (1988-1992) LA was throttle body injected rather than port injected. TBI was a reasonable thing to do at the time for a number of reasons, among them the fact that the industry could meet mandated emissions standards at more economical production costs by way of TBI. As much as we love to bitch about emissions and fuel economy regulations, they're what compelled the industry to move to port injection. Which also gave us much longer lasting engines (and the ten year, hundred thousand mile drivetrain warranty) entirely as a happy side effect.
Look in my sig for a Ram that's got a steel plenum pan but not got a blown plenum gasket.
A PCV catch can can keep a lot of oil out of your induction system and that's a good thing because there's nothing but accelerated wear to come from having oil vapor in the intake stream.
Leaking valve stem seals are nowhere near harmless.
Your third paragraph is somewhat nonsensical. The post-carb, pre-Magnum (1988-1992) LA was throttle body injected rather than port injected. TBI was a reasonable thing to do at the time for a number of reasons, among them the fact that the industry could meet mandated emissions standards at more economical production costs by way of TBI. As much as we love to bitch about emissions and fuel economy regulations, they're what compelled the industry to move to port injection. Which also gave us much longer lasting engines (and the ten year, hundred thousand mile drivetrain warranty) entirely as a happy side effect.
Look in my sig for a Ram that's got a steel plenum pan but not got a blown plenum gasket.
A PCV catch can can keep a lot of oil out of your induction system and that's a good thing because there's nothing but accelerated wear to come from having oil vapor in the intake stream.
