on my 1300 xflow i have oil coming out of my dipstick hole not when its ticking over or reving hard at stand still but when i been out for a drive get back and check oils everywhere.
any ideas?
i have fitted a small filter on the engine breather box thing but it was doing it before then.
tfyt Barrie

Is your oil filler cap the vented type? If it is, is it blocked? Sounds like you could be building up cranckcase pressure. Try cable tying a baloon to the oil filler tube and running at tickover, it should partially inflate but not burst.

In the past I have got rid of the problem by Redexing the bores overnight (un gums the rings), but watch out when you start up, the clouds of white smoke are very spectacular and take a couple of miles to dissipate

i,ll buy some baloons tomorrow if it dont work at lease i can play with them!

Cheers mark

How is the compression in the cylinders, you might want to do a compression test to see if maybee you might have a worn piston which is letting pressure build up in the crank case.

Also how is your oil level, Ive seen a few cases where people added too much oil, and they thought that the engine was leaking everywhere.

If the breathers are OK looks like
Broken or stuck top ring(s) or the traddional Xflo worn bores.
Compression test is likely tell very little unless its really bad -- looking at the colour of plugs might tell you more.

hi all thanks for the replies tried the various tests you suggested then found my compression tester
cylinder one, low compression
two, No compression
three, not too bad.
four, very good

anyone think i,ve got a problem??
anyone know a good engine builder in Devon??
anyone want to lend me a car for Le mans on wednesday??
guess i,ll have to go in hers at least i can drink more!!! will drown my sorrows i think.
cant grumble too much it got me through SVA and i never touched it since it came out of the doner.
anyone selling a rebuilt ready to go 1300 xflow.
tfyt barrie

Try the Redex thing, I have got cylinders from 40psi up to 150psi by using it overnight. If the cause is lacquered rings and not knackered rings- you are still in business

Mark tried that . still got dead cylinder on number 2
thanks anyway

Have you tried the compession test wet and dry, it may only be a burned out/sticking valve.

Put about about 10cc of STP/20w50 1:1 mix in the bore and recheck the pressure. If it is still low, you have valve problems

As Mark said, make sure your head is not the problem - if it is you can have the head off , overhauled and back on in a few hours if your lucky.
PS: Don't be put off by a home rebuild of a xflow. Cut my teeth on these over 20yrs ago and they are a nice simple engine to learn on. Just make sure you get a machine shop that knows what they are doing if a rebore/crank regrind is needed.
What about upping to a 1600/1700 xflow?

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