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Andrew,

It is possible that your oil level is too high, and I hope that is your issue.

If the problem persists after addressing the breather, then you know where to look next.

HTH,

Greg

BC

You can count me as one that would be interested if Todd makes them.. I will have plenty of room in that exact area on my 78 since there are no headlights, no ABS, and probably not much fender liner. See? Waiting 5 years works because everything is figured out.

pmotts

Andrew,
I get just a bit of weeping, nothing significant, out of the vent screw/bolt, but I have always kept my fluid just a tad over the add line, never near the full line.

Tony

Ive always had a very small amount of residue on the snout near the "vent bolt"..no biggy at all. I just checked the oil in mine the other day and its fine. In the 2yrs ive had mine ive only had to add a little oil ..and only once!!

At higher boost levels the "air" can get past the seals in the casing and make its way into the snout area , when it does this it can take some of the oil in the casing with it...from there it can seep/leak out of the "vent/ bolt". BTW..There is NO oiling present in the snout itself, only the casing. If it is excessive, you may have a bad seal..it really shouldnt have anything to do with the oil level in the casing.
I think Kenne bell sells a breather system for the vent that runs back to the casing? I know the Cobras guys use them at higher boost levels.

Is the power still good? Perhaps you have a leak in you boost gauge line?
HTH

AO

Thanks guys. I'll lower the level tonight, then hook up my "SC oil recovery" system. My biggest issue is getting the miles on the car.

AO

Tony-

As always, thanks for your input!

I'll see if I can find the breather system from Kenne Bell.

As for a possible leak, I fianally dug out my mity vac (had trouble finding all the littel bits) and checked for leaks last weekend. Everything was solid! No change in vacuum after 15 min. So I think I'm good there.

Including your account, it sounds like I probably just have too much oil in the system. I'll try sucking some out tonight and see where that goes.

Darien

I've asked this before, but still having concerns.

I'm getting an excessive amount of oil spitting out around the snout (breather) bolt. It seems to only happen during boost, which is every time I drive her

Has anyone having/had this problem? What would happen if I plug the hole?

mspiegle

You're not supposed to... but i've run with the hole plugged. It builds up pressure. I'm not sure if it'll blow seals eventually or what. Earlier designs of the kit had a fitting that screwed in which connected to a hose which vented the oil stuff somewhere.

Does anyone know what kenne bell does with theirs? that's probably the answer

AO

Well last night I decided to put in fresh oil int he super charger (Redline 50wt race oil) and kept it down to the 1st fill line. I hooked up my oil diverter (a rubber 90* elbow and some hose) just in case there is any excessive oil coming out. BTW, I couldn't find the breather Tony referred to. If anyone finds it, please let me know.

I think this has been my problem all along (oil contaminating the belt)! Sure as ****, I got full boost (7.5-7.9)throughout the RPM range! Unfortunately, since I haven't replaced the clutch yet... it slipped like my flywheel was made of ice! D'oh!

Guess what my next project is?

Darien

Andrew, can you post a pic of the elbow set-up?

AO

I'll post it later tonight - I'm at "work" now.

AO

This looks like a nicer setup than mine. BTW, i found this on http://www.modularfords.com/forums/kenne-bell-tech/

Darien

I just signed up, pretty cool stuff

Darien

Did anyone find a replacement??




Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Ball
You noticed oil INSIDE the intake? I misunderstood your PM to me. I thought you meant in the valley (and the only source for that would be the oil filler).

Strange you should metion this, because I too noticed a coating of oil inside the manifold. It was also in the the intake adapter at the rear of the SC unit. I am puzzled by this too. It does not appear to be coming from the air filter (K&N oil) because the track is clean further up. So, somehow it is blowing back from the heads through the SC or the SC bypass. Or what else? Bizarre. Makes no sense to me. Anyone else?

I don't know the source of the rubber injector boot that Andy used. Nice to know thery are not tolerating fuel too well. Mine still look OK, but we do need a source or an alternative. Mike S?

Bill Ball

BTW, the "oil" inside the manifold proved to be fuel residue.

My injector to manifold adapter boots are still in very good shape after 2 years, so I am going to reuse them when I reinstall the SC in a few weeks.