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Brad
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11/03/2004
11:27:04

Subject: Blown Belly Pan Gasket
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My 93 - 5.2 uses a quart of oil between oil changes. Would this indicate a blown gasket inside the intake manifold? And if so, when you look down past the throttle body with a flashlight, how much oil would you see?
I just serviced the throttle body, and it seemed fairly clean, looks like there could be a very, very thin coating of oil film all over bottom of the intake, but nothing alarming.



99bludak
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11/03/2004
12:08:05

RE: Blown Belly Pan Gasket
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You would see more oil than that if you are losing a quart between changes. Mine has that same varnish which comes from the crank case ventilation. Some oil vapor gets into the intake and leaves that varnish. I would say that you should investigate other sources for leaks, and possile check compression to see if you are leaking past the rings.



Brad
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11/03/2004
21:21:53

RE: Blown Belly Pan Gasket
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Thanks 99bludak. Your description of varnish is exactly what I saw.



Wadak
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11/04/2004
12:24:55

RE: Blown Belly Pan Gasket
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Brad
I had the exact same symptoms on my 92 4x4, a quart of oil between oil changes, it turned out to be a blown plenum gasket, a quart of oil between changes is what my was consuming.



Sneezer
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11/05/2004
11:43:57

RE: Blown Belly Pan Gasket
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Same here. Blown belly gasket on a 92. Replaced with an M1. Oil consumption has gotten much better. Need to rebuild the top end though. I think my valve seals are bad.



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