20 XE oil misting/smoking from breather

[NOVANICK]

i run a 2.0 xe on throttle bodies. i have the two pipes from rocker cover going to an oil catch tank which then has a breather filter attached to it.

The car has been in "hibernation" over winter. before starting it for first time this year i checked the oil and topped it up because it was low. Once started i noticed that there was a lot of smoke/mist coming from the breather filter. it was like there was excessive pressure. this did not go away so i turned off the engine.

Any ideas what this could be? was it just the fact it has stood for a while?

One further question - I need to change the oil anyway so what oil do you guys use in your xe's? i use mainly for track day use only.

thanks
NICK

[Dar]

Mist coming from the breathers is normal, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Older engines will 'breath' more.

As for oil, put some 10W/40 in.

[NOVANICK]

cheers Dar

it just seemed rather excessive, certainly not seen it like that before.

will the breather mod to rocker cover help this in anyway??

cheers
Nick

[Stuart]

having left it standing over winter there will be a lot of condensation (water) in the block.... this will "mist" as the oil gets to temp and boils it off.

run it for a few days (long runs not at idle if possible) and the misting should go away.