Air pressure under oil filler cap.. Just had a guy come and look at my mondeo estate. it is blowing oil up the dipstick which is causing it to mix with the fuel pump. I connected a leakdown tester to the spark plug hole and turned engine to TDC. From my experience most motors will blow air from the oil filler cap due to the pressure generated in the crankcase from all of the moving components. ... had a “steady stream of air” coming out of the dipstick vent hole. If you have excessive air forcefully coming out you dip stick, it's "blow by." If it has become blocked with crud, air pressure may build up on the sump and blow the cover, and oil, out … The emission filter is located under the air filter, probably wouldn't hurt to chech and clean it. 2. Then his expert friend removed the oil filer cap. Once the engine is started you don't want any way for extra air to enter the crankcase. Worn rings on one or more cylinders. Now all engines have some degree of blow by. I bet if you take and crack open the oil fill cap it would make a mess blowing oil all over too. But it's normal for air to come out while running. Almost all 4 stroke mower engines have a crankcase breather. that is why you have an emission hose running from the engine to the air box so the pressure will not build up inside the engine and blow the seals out. Here is some of the possible issues, 1. Thread starter apw; Start date Sep 23, 2015; A. apw Forum Newbie. Sep 23, 2015 #1 i have an 18.5hp . Is air coming out of the oil fill tube on your air compressor? I pressurized to 20 PSI and I could hear and feel air coming out the dipstick tube. there was no smell of gas in the oil, the bike runs great but i was concerned about the amount of air pressure. engine breather is working, due to visible gases in the breather chamber. Joined Sep 23, 2015 Threads 1 Messages 1. I have a 2001 Clio 1.2 8v D7F746, and oil and air coming from oil filler cap and the dipstick cap. The bloke then said, "nope sorry, don't want it, too much pressure there." All was going well untill i started the engine. All sounded spot on to me. blowing oil out dipstick. I measured cylinder pressure, all of them are 190 PSI dry, although I didn't do a wet test. If the amount of oil coming out of the tank drain is excessive, that indicates a problem. Reply to original poster or commenter. That kind of pressure would be blowing valve cover gaskets, oil pan gaskets, and various seals out all the time. There was no tappet noise, despite the cold weather up here. I took the oil filler cap off and had a lot of positive pressure mixed with oil mist come out of the dipstick tube. If the amount of air coming out of the oil fill dipstick vent is noticeable, that indicates a problem. The problem in both cases is that the piston seal or seals are worn to the point where lots of air or oil is bypassing those seals. 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