Oil all over engine bay

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scolary
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Oil all over engine bay

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OIL all over engine bay ... was due to dip stick not seating correctly .but now oil coming out of rocker breather pipe into air filter ... people saying to much pesure and to look at crank breather pipes .. or a pcv valve ... engine is 1.8 16 valve 406 lx .....the wife says she dont want to lose her car cos its her baby ..any body advise me on what to do thanks scolary
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lozz
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Re: Oil all over engine bay

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couid be to much back preasure,

engine flush might help perhaps,
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Re: Oil all over engine bay

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To check for too much pressure run the engine for a while then undo the oil filler, if there is too much pressure you will hear it release.

Check all the breathers and the pcv valve for blockage.

Is the oil level correct or too high?
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