So I was positive that the new and updated intake manifold gasket from crateenginedepot would fix the dipstick popping out at WOT. Well it didn't oil is everywhere in the engine bay. So now I am clueless as to what do to from here any suggestions as to the problem?

 

Compression test time?

 

tested about three weeks ago 200's across the board is what the mechanic said

 

PCV valve?

 

could you clarify more as to how the pcv valve would cause this to happen?

 

Sounds like the head gasket.Does it smoke at all?Maybe compression is leaking into the crankcase through an oil gallery and making the dipstick popout.

 

no smoke at all really. I just searched a little bit seems it could be the rings but a temporary fix for this would be putting a breather on the valve cover and eliminating the hose that runs to the intake to help vent some pressure made by the 2.7 pulley. I might try this to see if this works no time for an engine tear down

 

A plugged PCV valve won't allow pressure to escape from your crankcase. It's gotta go somewhere and the dipstick just turns out to be the weak link and it pops out to release pressure. It could be rings causing blow-by as well. Try installing a catch can maybe?

 

^ yea my thoughts exactly but wouldn't this be jus a band-aid fix to a bigger problem?

 

there was a recall on a gasket that doesnt seal correctly.
i did that, new dipstick, good compression and found it was a cracked piston

 

did you have any loss in power? or any other sypmtoms besides the dipstick popping out?

 

I'd run a compression test.

Does your car kind of sound like a subaru?

 

I don't think we have a pcv valve, it's just a hose from the vc to the intake. no valve. I have just a filter...which is actually dumb cause you want the intake vacuum to suck out the bad stuff. I have a lot of dumb **** on my car lol.

 

Yes there is a PCV valve.

 

Try a compression test again to see if any cylinders are low on compression now. If not then try a PCV valve. If that doesn't fix it then your probably in to pulling the head off to find either a blockage in one of the numerous tubes running from the crankcase to the vc or something to do with your pistons/rings/cylinders allowing it to cause blow-by.

EDIT: Try checking your hose and fittings running from your VC to your intake. Maybe there's a bunch of goop built up in one of the nipples?

 

your having the same problem that I am having... I am taking mine to the dealer next week, most likely its the head gasket... I hate this car...

 

What are your mods? Because once I got the tvs I installed it and after I was tuned my dip stick was poping out after a wot run so I was like wtf I ordered a breather cap and that stoped my dip stick from poping out. The compression is fine on my car so we found out that I had way too much back pressure because my exhaust was too small. Maybe you are having the same problems I had. All I did to get make it stop till I got a bigger exhaust is removed about 2* of timing.

 

Sounds like a band aid solution to a much bigger problem.

 

I'm with him, I do not believe we have a PCV valve either... someone care to clarify?

 

i have the same issue with my car....replaced gasket, fixed it for a bit then dropped pulley sizes and it started right away again. Im running a tvs now and i cant seem to have any other issues, im going to replace the gasket again just encase gm replaced it with the exact same one when i install dual pass but other than that the car has been going for 1 year now, 30k no issues with power.

 

couldve over filled with oil, could have blow by, could be a worn o-ring on the dipstick. run the car with the filler cap open and if you see any smoke it's blow by. take apart your pcv line and blow through it to see if the line is clear.

 

I can see smoke.... but the only 3 places i see the smoke is dipstick, oil cap, and the line on the back of valve cover... None in exhaust or anything

 

that'd be blow by. I would look further into your compression there might be some kind of funky ring problem

 

do you think its a head gasket?

 

Do a compression test and a leak down test.