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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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went to put my new k & n intake on tonight and to my delight i found oil dripping from my intake. now im not a motor buff but i know this cant be good!!!! first the horrible gas mileage then mayo on the dipstick now this. i love my car but this is getting to be a pain in the ***!!! i baby my car i warm it up let it cool down rarely ever take it over 7000 rpms and this is what i get -- i guesss i should be beating the **** out of it. anyway calling the dealer tomorrow morning. they better not give me any **** about this like saying about the mayo its perfectly normal!!!!
Old Mar 1, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by rxguy333' date='Mar 1 2004, 09:57 PM
mayo on the dipstick
what does it mean when that happens thats happened to my truck b4
Old Mar 2, 2004 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by MazdaMike' date='Mar 1 2004, 07:02 PM
what does it mean when that happens thats happened to my truck b4
Oil and water are mixing, Not good
Old Mar 2, 2004 | 09:05 AM
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how would oil get to the intake though? its not like a turbo engine wehre a bad turbo spits out oil........





something must be terribly wrong
Old Mar 2, 2004 | 09:42 AM
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how are oil and water mixing, i noticed some white stuff in my fill but none while i drained the old oil. i also noticed condensation type water bubbles on the bottom of my fill cap. how do i stop the water, get rid of whats in there, or should i look at selling the bitch before it blows?
Old Mar 2, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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took my car to the dealer today and they told my its normal for oil to come back through the intake cause they built these motors with out a pcv valve. if you noticed on our motor where you add oil there is a line from the flii to the intake that is where the oil is coming from and they said there is no harm.. i am still worried about this issue and plan on taking it up with mazda's techs when i can.
Old Mar 2, 2004 | 11:01 PM
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so in other words, they just overfilled the engine with oil and its overflowing to the intake?
Old Mar 3, 2004 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by FikseRxSeven' date='Mar 3 2004, 12:01 AM
so in other words, they just overfilled the engine with oil and its overflowing to the intake?
no
Old Mar 16, 2004 | 11:02 AM
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do u have a pic, how much oil is there, the mayo you are talking about should only inside the oil cap if anything, not onthe dip stick. pictures woudl realyl help
Old Mar 16, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Mar 3 2004, 06:02 PM
no
the fd's anf fc's do that if you over fill em



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