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Bradrulz · 12-31-2012, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SC2150

I would do the drill mod. Remove the connection to the passenger side valve cover, use a plyers or vicegrips and twist and pull it up and out and drill the top and bottom small holes to 7/64" and then you wont have the pressure building up.

Let me know if you need more details.

I am going to do this later this weeks. Bought a spare part in case something gets messed up removing it.

MyKuLLSKI · 01-01-2013, 04:45 PM

I think I'm going to drill the holes. I saw the link to the thread with it. Hopefully I can find the piece and not break it

intensifi · 01-01-2013, 05:15 PM

I think it always a good idea to have stock parts on hand any time you modify a stock part for the mod.

SC2150, maybe you should include the modified stock parts in your shipping kit if this is a known issue.

MyKuLLSKI · 01-01-2013, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by speedygonzales

As I mentioned earlier, check the breather to see if the check valve is functioning. It's the only explanation for the oil getting into the breather as it should only allow air into the valve cover and not out.

Understand?

It is either not working or is not there at all.

How do you check just put my hand over the breather while the car is on and feel if air comes out?

MyKuLLSKI · 01-01-2013, 10:19 PM

OK...Orifice has been drilled. Little worried because when I first started the car I thought it was going to die twice (Check Engine Light came on) so I turned it off. Then I turned it on again and just let it sit for like 5-10 minutes and it seemed solid but the CEL is still on...Ill see how it goes on my drive to work tomorrow and a possible stop at autozone

For anyone as dumb as I was...The holder to the orifice has a spring clip that you move to the left and pull off. Then you can get some vice grips and pull it off and drill it.

speedygonzales · 01-02-2013, 06:13 AM

A check valve will pass something one way and not the other way. In this case air. So pressure it one way and vacuum the other way.

In other words blow in it and then suck on it.

MyKuLLSKI · 01-02-2013, 11:56 AM

CEL is gone. When I get home today Ill check the check valve. (Ill start with the blow, because Im not thrilled about sucking some oil)

SC2150 · 01-02-2013, 08:27 PM

It can take up to 100 miles of driving, or several startups for the ECU to adapt to the new flow.

Bradrulz · 01-03-2013, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SC2150

I would do the drill mod. Remove the connection to the passenger side valve cover, use a plyers or vicegrips and twist and pull it up and out and drill the top and bottom small holes to 7/64" and then you wont have the pressure building up.

Let me know if you need more details.

I checked the orifice and it was not plugged at all. Was still going to drill out but need to get a 7/64 bit.

MyKuLLSKI · 01-03-2013, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bradrulz

I checked the orifice and it was not plugged at all. Was still going to drill out but need to get a 7/64 bit.

Yes mine wasnt plugged but when I blew through it stuff definitely came out

Bradrulz · 01-03-2013, 08:52 PM

I drilled the wholes out to 7/64 this afternoon.

MyKuLLSKI · 01-04-2013, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedygonzales

A check valve will pass something one way and not the other way. In this case air. So pressure it one way and vacuum the other way.

In other words blow in it and then suck on it.

So I checked the breather after about 150 miles and it didn't have much oil residue on it but its too early to tell.

I placed the breather above by head like as if it was screwed on and it was super easy to suck. Then I blew and I feel like some of the air went through but it was a million times easier to suck then to blow.

christianmotox · 01-04-2013, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MyKuLLSKI

it was a million times easier to suck then to blow.

MyKuLLSKI · 01-04-2013, 03:53 AM

Yea I love how that description came out....

01-01-2013, 05:15 PM	#31
intensifi Drives: '12 2LT Convertible Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Belmont, California Posts: 1,701	I think it always a good idea to have stock parts on hand any time you modify a stock part for the mod. SC2150, maybe you should include the modified stock parts in your shipping kit if this is a known issue. __________________ Mods: GM Locking Gas Cap, RS License Plate Frame, SS Brembos, ZL1 FrontEnd, 14/15 Convertible Top

01-02-2013, 06:13 AM	#34
speedygonzales Drives: 99 z71, 2012 2SS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Smithfield, VA Posts: 205 View My Garage	Really????????? A check valve will pass something one way and not the other way. In this case air. So pressure it one way and vacuum the other way. In other words blow in it and then suck on it.

01-03-2013, 08:52 PM	#39
Bradrulz Drives: 2011 Camaro 1LT IOM Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Green Valley, AZ Posts: 825 View My Garage	I drilled the wholes out to 7/64 this afternoon. __________________ MRT2.0 with Helmholtz Pipes, Cold Air Inductions CAI, 4-Pack Gauges, Flat Black Stripes, Added Spare Tire Kit, Elite Catch Can, Chrome 20" Wheels, HUD, ABL Doors, GM Dovetail, Matte Black Gills, Rear Fascia Blackout

01-01-2013, 04:45 PM	#30
MyKuLLSKI Drives: 2012 Yellow Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 147	I think I'm going to drill the holes. I saw the link to the thread with it. Hopefully I can find the piece and not break it

01-01-2013, 10:19 PM	#33
MyKuLLSKI Drives: 2012 Yellow Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 147	OK...Orifice has been drilled. Little worried because when I first started the car I thought it was going to die twice (Check Engine Light came on) so I turned it off. Then I turned it on again and just let it sit for like 5-10 minutes and it seemed solid but the CEL is still on...Ill see how it goes on my drive to work tomorrow and a possible stop at autozone For anyone as dumb as I was...The holder to the orifice has a spring clip that you move to the left and pull off. Then you can get some vice grips and pull it off and drill it.

01-02-2013, 11:56 AM	#35
MyKuLLSKI Drives: 2012 Yellow Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 147	CEL is gone. When I get home today Ill check the check valve. (Ill start with the blow, because Im not thrilled about sucking some oil)

01-02-2013, 08:27 PM	#36
SC2150 Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro RS, RX supercharged Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 6,063	It can take up to 100 miles of driving, or several startups for the ECU to adapt to the new flow.

01-04-2013, 03:53 AM	#42
MyKuLLSKI Drives: 2012 Yellow Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 147	Yea I love how that description came out....