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Re: MG throwing oil

To: bport@pixi.com
Subject: Re: MG throwing oil
From: Roland Dudley <cobra@scs.agilent.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 13:59:00 -0800 (PST)
Check your PCV valve- could be block causing pressure buildup.

Roland

> 
> Hi all,
>       I've got a 76 MG midget that started spitting out a lot of 
> oil from the valve cover through the Weber Carburetor.  When I capped 
> off the line from the valve cover, oil finds it way out through seals 
> around the engine.  It's as if the oil pressure is set too high. 
> There is a oil pressure relief valve on this car.  Could that be the 
> problem, or is it the oil pump itself.  Maybe the oil pump strainer 
> is clogged.  Anyway, maybe someone out there has experienced a 
> similar experience and could help me out..........  Thanks....... 
> Bill
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