If I had a camera with me, I'd take pictures of the air cleaner inside. It's barely touched by oil film. When I had it apart several weeks ago, I cleaned it up, half of it was dry and crusty, not fresh oil.
Luther ~The thing is, when the engine has SERIOUS problems like it sounds like ~luthers has, there will be so much blowby that it will overtake the oil ~seperator system. ~ ~Jim Cathey wrote: ~ ~>>With a nearly dry undercarriage, where else could it be going? Not ~>>rings, ~>>valve guides, or seals. Could have been valve cover baffle, and might ~>>be ~>>turbo seals. Is there any other place that can lose oil internally? ~> ~> ~> Is the inside of the air cleaner excessively oily? That is, has it ~> got worse puddling than a film? ~> ~> -- Jim ~> ~> -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '83 300SD (231,xxx kmi) '82 300CD (159,222 kmi) '82 300D (74,000 kmi) needs MAJOR work
