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    Check Your Valve Cover Baffle

    Going through my new 93 GL and doing some maintenance items. While changing cam and crank seals yesterday, I pulled my valve cover and removed the baffle plate. This is what I found. This condition is very detrimental to your PCV system and just changing the PCV valve will not totally eliminate your engine ventilation problems. If you have never looked at your valve cover baffle, you may want to do so.

    Thanks to bravekozak for alerting me to this.

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    "Fred" 93 Festiva L B6-ME Swap
    “Though he is small, he is but fierce.”
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  • #2
    That is ultra nasty!
    Now I don't feel like eating breakfast.
    Unusual that it did not get sludged up in the center.
    The standard.
    Last edited by bravekozak; 07-27-2014, 06:50 AM.

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    • #3
      Sorry about the breakfast. I appreciate your posts about issues that might go unnoticed. ty1
      "Fred" 93 Festiva L B6-ME Swap
      “Though he is small, he is but fierce.”

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      • #4
        Woah. On the list.
        Any difference that makes no difference is no difference.

        Old Blue- New Tricks
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        • #5
          Never seen anything like it.
          1988 Ford Festiva "Sonic" BPT g25mr MS2 standalone ecu, FOTY '11, Best Beater FMV, Fan Favorite FMVI

          1989 Ford Mustang GT 5.slow

          1996 Ford F-150

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          • #6
            Looks like neglect. I pulled mine and very clean.

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            • #7
              Primary cause would be infrequent oil changes.

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              • #8
                This car is new to me. I have checked cold compression numbers and was surprised that it had 200 PSI on all four cylinders. Will be checking oil consumption soon. It does have a new PCV valve. Car runs strong and smooth at idle and at acceleration.


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                "Fred" 93 Festiva L B6-ME Swap
                “Though he is small, he is but fierce.”

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by dalebwilson View Post
                  Going through my new 93 GL and doing some maintenance items. While changing cam and crank seals yesterday, I pulled my valve cover and removed the baffle plate. This is what I found. This condition is very detrimental to your PCV system and just changing the PCV valve will not totally eliminate your engine ventilation problems. If you have never looked at your valve cover baffle, you may want to do so.

                  Thanks to bravekozak for alerting me to this.

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                  Did your car even run with it like that? If it did, what was the problem it was having?
                  1993 Ford Festiva L blue 170,000 miles
                  1990 Ford Festiva L Plus white 190,000 Auto, currently waiting to have another engine put in.
                  1995 Ford F150 XLT black 203,000 miles
                  2002 Honda CRV silver 180,000 miles
                  2003 Toyota Rav4 Sport black 94,000 miles
                  2008 Sym Rv250 dark grey 30,000 miles. My scooter.
                  1989 Ford Festiva LX black 233,000 miles. Sold to my better half's son.

                  Mike

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                  • #10
                    The car ran perfect. I had the valve cover off while changing the cam seal and just inspected the baffle for preventive maintenance.


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