chucking oil after hard cornering?

[womble sri]

rite got my nova back and after testing out the difference my new mounts made in cornering my car sent a cloud of smoke out the back? my mates astra used to do this. the engine (xe) has just been rebuilt why does it do this i also had a loss of power as it happened?

[Ernie]

Take the rocker cover off and do the breather mod. Very easy to do.
Pm Dar as he did mine for me and would best describe what you need to do.
The only tools you will need are a hacksaw and a allen key but is very strait forward.

[Adam]

Yep, as above.
Its oil gettting chucked into the throttle body from the cam cover outlet.

[womble sri]

i really dont know it just let off a james bond style smoke screen! never done it before my mate said something about sump baffles? is there a link to the breather mod or is it a dar special?

[Ernie]

In side the rocker cover there is a sort of breather plate which is held in by alot of toques bolts.
First remove them then clean off all of the silocone that holds the plate in.
Once you have made sure all that is removed and the rocker cover has been cleaned out of any loose bits move on the the plate you have removed.
The plate should be an l shap and you need to hacksaw a peice off.
Once cut off make sure no bits are left to fall back into the engine then refit the rocker cover.
I will try and find a link for you and atatch to hear asap.

[Ernie]

ive had a look but cant find it. I will give DAR a call a bit later and ask him to word it up a bit better and i know he has pics but it is very strait forward and save's the ?50 odd that courtney would want to do what is a free mod and works.
This was mine before the mod was done.
Ala "Jame's Bond Style"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/PerformCarActDay070.jpg
And now."Stelth"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/1202760751_b21abde401.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/1202761139_c0a82df1c1.jpg
No smoke sweet so it does work and has been done to all at Banziundersteer.

[Adam]

http://www.sbdev.co.uk/Info_sheets/Oil_systems/2.0L%2016v%20SBD%20Cam%20cover%20breathing%20modif ication.htm

[Ernie]

ya thats the same but we leave the 3 bolts in just incase.and is only 1 cut then.

[coombsey]

i thought you had to buy a u shaped plate to screw in

[Saloony]

i thought you had to buy a u shaped plate to screw inYeah thats what i did, very effective too.

[Ernie]

i thought you had to buy a u shaped plate to screw in
Well you can if you want to spend out on some thing you dont need and you can mod what you have your self for free.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/breathermod.jpg

[womble sri]

do you need a breather for it or do you just cut the piece away?

cheers chunny you have been very helpful

[Dar]

Just cut the plate like the piccy above and bolt it back on to the cam cover. Its very important that you get rid off all the silicone sealent. Then just re fit it as normal. The breater pipe can go back as standard.

[womble sri]

ok will have ago cheers for the help have never taken an xe apart but looks like i will be. to be honest i have just had it rebuilt as my mechanic left the sump bolt loose and well you know the rest. he has only done the bottom end and now it is making a squeaking and tapping which i am hoping is the lifters is there any thing else that could have gone with no oil for 30 secs? the bottom end has had a complete overhaul and the squeaking is opnly when the car is under load i.e. when it is stand still it only suffers from the usual noisy lifter problem

cheers neil

[womble sri]

rite has it off tonite is the plat the whole way across the carrier is that pic a finished pic?

[Dan 130]

http://www.turbo-nutters.co.uk/images/switch_nova/nc0041.jpg

[Dan 130]

that should help ya