89 engine ?

[bturner932]

hi everyone. im new here but i have a 89 f-150 w/300-6 in it and i'm getting oil in my air filter case and on air filter. don't think it's pvc valve it is new. has about 170,000 miles. what would be next step?

 

[dragogt]

Probaly getin some blow by, if its been "road hard and put up wet" you might be lookin at time for a rebuild.

and welcome to ftf.

 

[Skandocious]

hi everyone. im new here but i have a 89 f-150 w/300-6 in it and i'm getting oil in my air filter case and on air filter. don't think it's pvc valve it is new. has about 170,000 miles. what would be next step?

Didn't respond before because I didn't see the thread. The oil in your air box is coming from hose that connects your oil filler neck to your air box. The idea here is that fuel vapors in your crank case can be recycled back into your intake and burned off. There should be a small filter in the bottom of your air box to help absorb any debris or oil. Unfortunately the design is piss poor and what happens is the filter gets saturated with oil then deteriorates over time. I'd recommend either getting in the habit of checking/replacing that filter often, or figuring out a way to delete it from the system. There is discussion about deleting it in this thread:

http://www.fordtruckfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14546

The ones that I've always seen in these trucks looked like this, with fins:
http://shop.oreillyauto.com/productdetail.aspx?MfrCode=NIE&MfrPartNumber=FE13&PartType=3&PTSet=A

^^ These are the ones that always come out in 1000 pieces after you remove the air filter to reveal the mess underneath.

But now I'm seeing that the Motorcraft one appears to be made of some sort of spongy material, but it's hard to tell from the picture:
http://shop.oreillyauto.com/productdetail.aspx?MfrCode=MOT&MfrPartNumber=FA1047&PartType=3&PTSet=A

Hope that helps!

 

[dragogt]

Cool, I didn't know a bout that.

Tks Chris.

 

[Skandocious]

Cool, I didn't know a bout that.

Tks Chris.

No problemo

 

[dragogt]

Ftf Ftw...

 

[Truckin4life]

Meh, i got rid of mine...

 

[bturner932]

got in oct "08" to replace my "88" [that the body rotted off of with only 64k]for work and plow. so i don't know how hard it has been rode but is good running.i thank you for the advise and going to try it. will let you know