Breather Mayo

[Ethos 0]

Hi guys

 

Notice I get quite a lot of this mayo in my breathers, even after a fairly decent Sunday blast. Had to take off plenty today to get to the starter motor, noticed that the main oil filler pipe has a split in it and there was mayo all the way down and a tiny bit on the pipe into the block.

 

Anything to worry about? Could the split be causing more mayo?

 

Dropped the water today and it was clean (no oil) so guessing there isn't anything serious going on.

 

Also anyone know where I can get another mi16 oil filler pipe? I don't fancy spending over £40 on a silicon one!!!

 

Any tips for cleaning longer pipes with mayo in... seems a bit of a pain.

 

Thanks

[DM88PUG 0]

Hi guys

 

Notice I get quite a lot of this mayo in my breathers, even after a fairly decent Sunday blast. Had to take off plenty today to get to the starter motor, noticed that the main oil filler pipe has a split in it and there was mayo all the way down and a tiny bit on the pipe into the block.

 

Anything to worry about? Could the split be causing more mayo?

 

Dropped the water today and it was clean (no oil) so guessing there isn't anything serious going on.

 

Also anyone know where I can get another mi16 oil filler pipe? I don't fancy spending over £40 on a silicon one!!!

 

Any tips for cleaning longer pipes with mayo in... seems a bit of a pain.

 

Thanks

 

Hi Ethos, Iv the same problem,

I have a bailey oil breather and catch tank and i noticed this pale brown goo in the pipes...i presumed it as water but check the water and no oil same as yourself...last week guess what...headgasket poped lol...im doing a full rebuild atm and its almost back together and when it is im going to try a thiner oil il let you know if this cures it.

As for cleaning the pipes i did it with a airline and a hose then dried them out and used a coat hanger and a rag up them lol

As i said il let u no if this cures the mayo

regards

Dan

[Ethos 0]

Hey Dan

 

Way to scare me

 

I had a 2 inch slit in the main oil filler pipe. I'm guessing this will increase mayo alot as it's directly sucking in moist air. Fitted a new pipe on Saturday so will see if it improves.

 

Notices more oil pressure too with it, infact it's pretty much near maximum now!!

[Ryan 99]

Mayo in the oil filler is normal. It's a design fault from having a separate filler instead of an oil cap on the cam cover.

 

As long as there isn't oil in the coolant then it's mostly probably fine.

[Rom 0]

If everything else seems fine, i wouldnt worry too much. As Ryan said, there just badly designed.

Even with a catch tank etc i still get slight build in the filler cap, but nowhere near like before.

[Baz 421]

condensation mixing with oil fume produces the mayo, very common.

[Alfie 6]

Hey Dan

 

Way to scare me

 

I had a 2 inch slit in the main oil filler pipe. I'm guessing this will increase mayo alot as it's directly sucking in moist air. Fitted a new pipe on Saturday so will see if it improves.

 

Notices more oil pressure too with it, infact it's pretty much near maximum now!!

Hi all. Had to add some engine oil today and was a bit miffed because I found mayo' everywhere Made the situation worse by managing to split the pipe from the bottom of the tank that runs to the sump Can i run the car as is till I get a new pipe and are these still available from main agents? Any ideas on modifying this system? If I have to keep standard set-up, will I have to remove the radiator to fit it? Any thoughts gratefully received thanks.

[pug_ham 244 3 Cars]

Hi all. Had to add some engine oil today and was a bit miffed because I found mayo' everywhere Made the situation worse by managing to split the pipe from the bottom of the tank that runs to the sump Can i run the car as is till I get a new pipe and are these still available from main agents? Any ideas on modifying this system? If I have to keep standard set-up, will I have to remove the radiator to fit it? Any thoughts gratefully received thanks.

You can still use the car but ideally at least try some kind of temporary repair with duct tape or something to avoid any of the Mayo leaking out & making a mess wherever you park your car if its really bad with mayo.

 

Replacement hoses are available from forum member Stew205 of Baker BM.com & you get a forum discount through him or Miles sells these as a distributor for Baker BM. (Both are also on ebay)

 

The replacement silicone hoses from Stew / Miles are cheaper than the oe one from pug afaik & will certainly last a lot longer.

 

It can be changed with the radiator & everything still fitted but I'd guess your car will still have the original band clamps & not replacement jubilee clips so it'll make the job a touch more awkward but still far from impossible.

 

I'd do a practice run to temp fix your current one so you have an idea how difficult it might be.

 

Graham.

[Alfie 6]

You can still use the car but ideally at least try some kind of temporary repair with duct tape or something to avoid any of the Mayo leaking out & making a mess wherever you park your car if its really bad with mayo.

 

Replacement hoses are available from forum member Stew205 of Baker BM.com & you get a forum discount through him or Miles sells these as a distributor for Baker BM. (Both are also on ebay)

 

The replacement silicone hoses from Stew / Miles are cheaper than the oe one from pug afaik & will certainly last a lot longer.

 

It can be changed with the radiator & everything still fitted but I'd guess your car will still have the original band clamps & not replacement jubilee clips so it'll make the job a touch more awkward but still far from impossible.

 

I'd do a practice run to temp fix your current one so you have an idea how difficult it might be.

 

Graham.

Thanks for the advice Graham, pm'd Miles who's going to supply me, and a belated HB.