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Perform Engine Blow-By Test

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For diesel engines, especially in big rigs, performing an engine blow-by test is mandatory. With the engine running (ensure it's started cold as per Step 1), carefully remove the oil cap. Observe the opening: if the cap bounces excessively or a significant amount of smoke comes out of the system, it indicates 'blow-by.' Blow-by refers to combustion gases leaking past the piston rings and into the crankcase, suggesting worn-out piston rings and reduced engine power. This is a sign of a worn engine.

Goal: Conduct a blow-by test on the engine by removing the oil cap while the engine is running to assess the condition of piston rings and engine wear.

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cold. And on big rigs, this is a mandatory step. On a truck like that, it's the engine blowby. So what you want to do is you want to pull that cap. Let's show them what we're like to do it. Yep. I'll start the truck and then I pull the cap. And what you do is you take the cap on and we're not on level ground. So, and you usually see the cap bouncing around, you know, or you'll see actual smoke coming out of there. Come past it. Like this one does have a little bit of it because it had the PCV valve on there for a long time and I was plugged up and it ruined it, you know, and that's some of the stuff that they put on these trucks that ruin it. And they never had anything in the service record for replace this filter at x amount of miles and it's you have to replace it. It's not a serviceable filter. And it got plugged up with oil and it wasn't letting pressure out of the system and it created blowby in this engine and now it's totally gone and out of there. Got rid of it. The blowby? No, the the crankcase ventilation. The crankcase ventil. Okay. Yeah. This truck also has 150,000 miles on it, so it's it's getting up there in age. Okay. Um, we've got the hood open. Is there anything else in the engine compartment that you look for besides listening to it? No. Uh, other than just checking the

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