Dabel

Not only do we have emissions, you are required to have your vehicle inspected for safety every 2 years. It's a HUGE pain in the ass as they go over literally everything and any modifications you may have made, they'll even require you to repair surface rust before it begins to penetrate. Then you get a new sticker and you're good for a couple more years. So... Popped the new oil in with a fresh filter. Doesn't seem to have made a difference, and still got that irregular tap going on and worse at higher revs. Installed a downtube on the vent hose which definitely solves the oil in the intake problem, but now all that crap is venting out the bottom of the truck.... None too pretty as it's a smokey white (wonder if that's normal, anyone? I know it's venting blowby and such but smoke?). Were only that life were easy....

Thanks everyone. Oil level is dead nuts, just a touch on the low side actually. Gonna try going to a lower weight oil as I've developed a bit of a valve tap as well and I think they may be distantly related... My last change due to availability (everyone here has old communist era motors for the most part) I bought 15w40 and I think maybe the heavier oil might be splashing around a bit and not filling the lifters properly. Got some 5w30 (had to go to the actual parts store and pay a bundle) gonna slap in there and see what happens. We'll see... If not I guess I'll try that stellar down-tube idea, at least until my next emissions inspection anyway. Thanks again.

So for some reason I am now sucking oil into the intake on my '90 VG30E. Upon closer inspection it appears to be coming from the breathers on the valve covers. It's not enough to foul it out but it is wreaking hell on my MAF sensor (gotta clean it every 10 mins if I want a smooth idle), making it less than happy to take throttle (though it revs fine), and making a nice little puddle that drips down onto my air filter. Needless to say it's causing a few problems. Take it apart and clean it and everything's fine, but after a few minute of running... Anyone ever seen anything like this before?

Regretfully got the auto... Thanks though! Not sure exactly how much more frustrated I can get, but I'm pretty well there I believe.

I timed the whole engine including reinstallation of the alternator with #1 on TDC, then reinstalled the cap with the rotor facing the number one cable position so it's not really a question of trust at this point, fairly intimate with it in general after all we've been through. As far as vacuum lines, everything was labeled as removed and reinstalled the same way, seated (and clamped) the bitchy little hoses behind number 6 on the intake myself with no little effort. It's all pretty much where it should be, or at least where it was before disassembly. Thought of checking the vacuum diagrams as well but seems mute as it ran before it all went to h-e-double hockey sticks in a handbasket.

Thanks man, but aside from being fairly careful about such things (kinda hard to do the full engine timing otherwise) I've also hit it with a timing light. Can't time it out perfect til I get it running properly but it's well within where it should be. Appreciate the input though...

So long story short... Finished the top-end rebuild on my 90 v6, no warping or cracking on the heads due to the profound overheat it experienced as luck would have it, minor scoring in the number four cylinder but nothing to write home about. New gaskets and seals all around, new 300zx exhaust studs on the manifold, timing belt, everything looking pretty clean and keen in general. So everythings all back together.... Blub blub blub blub blub. Blub blub blub blub blub. Won't start. Try it again, won't start but really sounds like it's trying to catch. So I give it a bit of throttle. Catches and dies. Give it a bit more throttle. Starts and runs. I rev it low for a while trying not to over-do it while the new gaskets are setting in (trying not to keel over from the exhaust and burning gasket in the tiny little cracker box of a garage I borrowed to do the job, my house and garage being 45minutes away from the break down and me too cheap for a tow). So I rev it low like that til she's good and warm then take my foot off the gas. Blub blub blub... Blub... Blub... Cough. Dead. Start it up again. Can't resist the urge to rev it a little higher. I do... Purrrfection, revs like a bi*ch, sounds gooood. A big ol vroom, no weirdness, good news yeah? Still won't f-ing idle. Been over everything, computer reads a code 55, no vacuum leaks, EGR diaphragm has good action, everythings torqued to spec and tighter than a nuns you-know what. Plugs look good, number 1 cylinder compression a little low but nothing to be alarmed about. Little pissed off cuz if this was a carburated engine i'd whip its little hiney. Fuel injection, emissions b.s. and computerized whitsits be damned! Any suggestions?

Been running an LPG converted VG30E for a while now and it's fan-freakin'tastic in the financial sense, clean as hell (oil looks like honey even after extended use), and those of you have driven LPG forklifts are familiar with the way it powers on directly with little lag and a pleasantly assuring "whoooosh." Was installed when I bought it (major selling point for me as at $6-7 a gallon running a 3l V6 on normal gasoline is well beyond my means) so unfortunately I don't know as much about it as I'd like. Here locally it's a (fairly) inexpensive and very common conversion. From talking to a local installer I've gathered that it functions using heat from the coolant to break down the LPG (had some cooling system problems and it just stopped working) where it is injected directly into the intake turning off then bypassing the stock injectors using a computer controlled diaphragm of some variety. Once again this is a bit of hearsay and is subject to my translation skills while receiving the info in the first place (not all they could be especially regarding technical matters). Not sure what the conversion kit price is locally but I could certainly check into it... Be happy to send a few out to some needy folks stateside but with the dollar the way it is not sure it would be cost effective. Keep ya posted though.