Aaron's Festiva Build Thread

[Aaronbrook37]

so aaron, did you figure out the oil burning problem was that it?

Still smoking a little bit. Today or tomorrow I'm going to pull off the intercooler charge pipe and see if there's another puddle in the compressor. I've been running it like this to let the rest of what was stuck in the intercooler drain out and burn. I stuffed some old pajama pants well into the end tanks on the intercooler and sucked most of it up though. If there's another puddle, we still need a turbo rebuild/swap. If the pipes and turbo are dry, it's just working its way out of the system still and we've cured it via crankcase ventilation. There seems to be a great deal of blue smoke on the highway still, but it's relatively calm in the city. The back of my car has been so ridiculously dirty lately from all the crap coming out. One thing that the PCV work DID solve was it eliminated entirely the whitish/bluish smoke from startup. There used to be an absolute ton and it's all gone now.

[festyfreak39]

so aaron, did you figure out the oil burning problem was that it?

[Prafeston]

Looks slick!

[Aaronbrook37]

Ford Oxford White Valve Cover. Third incarnation of this motor. Matches the exterior and interior colour of the car. Was inspired by what Charlie posted!

[defprun]

+1 for restroom stickers on driver's doors.

and +1 for almost psychotically clean engine bays...

[Prafeston]

Advance, that is one sharp looking engine bay!

[festyfreak39]

^^Boom thats the best way to do it,

Ive always wondered what i could use that bung for. Also not all of the blocks have that bung, some engines do and some don't. Haven't found a pattern though. Ive blown up enough of them to have a nice collection in my shed. I reused the dumb little rubber cap in one of my coolant reroutes.

haha nice someone noticed the writing Charlie, When i roll this thing out of the trailer my buddies are all like "ohh decide to bring the rusty turd reserve rocket?" and ill be all like "broyah, ladiesluvvvit." If you look in the road racing thread my lip also has "poon" in vinyl on it. i also have a public female restroom door vinyl sticker on my drivers side door.

[Advancedynamix]

Here you can see the air oil separator on the passenger side of the firewall. The vent hose out the top just vents inside my inner fender.

The hose going out the transmission side of the valve cover to the intake hose is plugged and just there to maintain an OEM appearance for now. On my new engine this hose will be routed to the air box.

[Advancedynamix]

^ What he said.

Julian, just noticed your aluminum air shielding in front of your radiator, apparently it's quite a hit with the ladies???? Lol.

Also, on the B6D/T/ZE block there is a 5/8" bung off the back of the block. Mine is vented to my air/oil separator. The separator is vented to atmosphere and drains back into the pan.

[festyfreak39]

There are 2 bungs coming out of the valve cover, id honestly run both to atmosphere. Thats how i have all my stuff done. Both miata's, and festivas

[Aaronbrook37]

throw in a catch can, my car was like this at first aswell till i threw one in.

I had a ton of fun making this piece today.



It seems to be working thus far... we'll see if the blue smoke is reduced tomorrow during daylight as a result. I basically picked up a few cheap parts and whipped together a very basic and temporary catch can til I can get something fancier hooked up.

1. Took a stainless steel water bottle and drilled two 1/2" holes - one on either side.

2. Bored out each hole with a dremel and sanding stone to fit a 3/8" barbed pipe fitting.

3. Inserted fittings using liquid metal filler compound inside, outside, and on threads.

4. Ran 1/2" hose from the valve cover and 3/8" to the catch can split in the middle while clamped.

5. Ran 3/8"/1/2" double hose from catch can to the PCV valve and then 3/8" to the intake manifold vacuum line.

6. Stuffed with stainless steel spiral pot scrubbers that won't fall apart or rust on me to capture oil vapors.

[festyfreak39]

throw in a catch can, my car was like this at first aswell till i threw one in.

[Advancedynamix]

Chris seems to have the flu. I knew he was sick. Lol.

[Damkid]

Aaron's Festiva Build Thread

I think I know what could solve the problem **cough**KL**cough**

[Aaronbrook37]

So Charlie, our local guru, has a theory on my supposedly blown turbo and blue smoke issue that we were discussing this morning via PM that I've mentioned in a past couple of posts. His theory is that my crankcase is building up too much pressure, which in turn is forcing oil through a combination of the turbo (assuredly) and the valves and or rings (theoretically also). If I understand it all correctly (not likely), this would make it seem as if the turbo is blown when really it could just be a simpler issue considering the age of this turbo (I've had it on for two months now). Blue smoke like a diesel turbo chimney at the moment FYI even when warmed up.

As such, to prepare for a test to see if crankcase pressure is the cause of my turbo leak and smoke, I've disconnected the PCV valve, checked the oil lines to the turbo, and went through the entire car: compressor, BAC, intake, intercooler, and piping scrubbing everything down and cleaning it with Simple Green and removing/washing/drying any oil I could get my hands and rags on. With the crankcase now ventilated and the oil in the system reduced by a significant margin (still some remains in the intercooler), I'll run the car for a few days to see if the blue smoke clears up or at least noticeably reduces itself. Should it do so, hurray for a simple fix - crankcase ventilation. Should it not, then it is likely that my turbo seals indeed have gone and thus the turbo will require replacement as per earlier thoughts.