I did a BHG rebuild and after running with fresh oil (and i'm on my second new filter in 200 miles) I opened the cap...steam, or what i think is steam, came out.
I figured this was steam from moisture in the engine so i have been taking the oil cap off and blowing conpressed air through my dipstick hole to blow it out through the oil filler every time i run it enough to get the engine to operating temp.
I was wondering if what i am doing is bad....and checking to make sure that oil doesnt make some mystery vapor i'm not aware of....and blowing out of my engine...lol. I highly doubt it, given the properties of oil... but, i want to be sure.
My air compressor has a air regulator/moisture trap so there was no moisture from the compressed air....only possiblity is moisture from air surrounding the engine blowing in when i didnt have the nipple of the hose directly on the oil dipstick hole..but i dont think its that much.
i figured that by blowing out any excess moisture i could would be beneficial, along with another oil change soon. but I keep blowing out steam every time, a steady gust of steam for 4-5 seconds. then not much unless i blast the air in quickly and let the air circulate inside the block...then a bit more comes out and i have to wait until next time. there seems to be less steam now but im checking to make sure i should keep doing this. lol.
i'll go find out how many miles are on my flush-out oil and post...then please give opinions on when i should change it to the higher-priced stuff.
I figured this was steam from moisture in the engine so i have been taking the oil cap off and blowing conpressed air through my dipstick hole to blow it out through the oil filler every time i run it enough to get the engine to operating temp.
I was wondering if what i am doing is bad....and checking to make sure that oil doesnt make some mystery vapor i'm not aware of....and blowing out of my engine...lol. I highly doubt it, given the properties of oil... but, i want to be sure.
My air compressor has a air regulator/moisture trap so there was no moisture from the compressed air....only possiblity is moisture from air surrounding the engine blowing in when i didnt have the nipple of the hose directly on the oil dipstick hole..but i dont think its that much.
i figured that by blowing out any excess moisture i could would be beneficial, along with another oil change soon. but I keep blowing out steam every time, a steady gust of steam for 4-5 seconds. then not much unless i blast the air in quickly and let the air circulate inside the block...then a bit more comes out and i have to wait until next time. there seems to be less steam now but im checking to make sure i should keep doing this. lol.
i'll go find out how many miles are on my flush-out oil and post...then please give opinions on when i should change it to the higher-priced stuff.
