G'day, first time poster here. A warning though, I'm not that much of a mechanic.

I have a '92 KR Verada 3.0L ei. Today I was milling around fixing a couple of minor spark problems (the ol' lead rubbing up against a rather hot metal part causing it to spark intermittently and miss a lot) when I decided to tackle a problem I've had for a long long time.

The bloody oil leaking from the filler cap. I've heard that this is quite common for this car. Some people say get a new oil cap, others say that the rocker cover has to come off and something (remember I'm not that good with parts) has to be banged out. I would like to tackle this because not only do I lose oil, only slowly, I have been through two starter motors in the last few years because oil slowly makes its way down into the solenoid and sticks it.

This happened the other weekend and I thought "Yep, time for another starter, again!" but after someone I know took the starter out they found it sticking because it was all greasy. So after giving it a dose with degreaser and cleaning it up it worked again and has been fine since. Makes sense because last time the starter was replace they told me that it looked like "it was burnt". Rather than being burnt I'm thinking that it was just covered in grease and dirt making it appear to be burnt.

Any experience, opinion or advice would be appreciated.

Hello, and welcome!

I have a KS Verada, and had the same problem....oil leaking from the filler cap.

So I bought a new cap. At the same time, I cleaned the PCV valve with
carburettor cleaner (spray can from Supercheap). Lots of gunk came out, and
it rattled when shaken after the cleaning, as its supposed to, but it didn't before
so it must have been clogged up.

A clogged PCV valve can cause oil leaks through pressure buildup inside the rocker
cover.

After that, no more leaks. But I don't know whether it was the cap or valve that
caused the leaks.

To remove the valve, I had to find a longer than normal socket....its easy to get
to, at the front of the motor, but recessed a bit. My other car, a TJ, has the
valve at one side and its a cinch to remove.

Old One.

I also have KS Verada, and had a lot of oil leaking from the filler cap. Sounds like a common problem. I Replaced the cap and havent had any more leaks since.

Just finally had the damn starter replaced after giving up completely.

The RACV guy told me that oil seeping down into the starter is similar to putting a hose into the back of your computer. Has a dramatic effect on the life.

I replaced the filler cap the other week and think I might have managed to at least stem the spewing of oil into a little trickle.

Can anyone tell me where the hell the PCV valve is and what it looks like so I at least know what I'm looking at?

I'd like to know where this valve is too!!!


Thread resurrection!:shock:

Hi.

KR 3.0 V6 engine....

Open the bonnet. Look at the front of the motor. There is an oil filler cap on
the top of the valve cover. Look to the right of the oil filler cap, about a hand
span away, and you will see a short pipe sticking up out of the rocker cover.

Attached to this pipe is a length of (in my case anyway) black rubber hose.

The other end of the hose connects to the PCV valve, which tends to clog up,
especially if valve stem seals and/or piston rings are getting sad.

Regards,

All the valve does is circulate air pressure from the crankcase back into the intake, what I did was remove the end of the hose from the pcv vavle and put a little inline filter on the end of the hose and let it float loose in the engine bay. The reason for the filter is because emissions laws dont allow unfiltered air to leave the engine, so putting a filter on it solves this problem.

Car still runs, so cant be too bad for it.