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Steve	posted on 14th Jul 07 at 22:51
	is the breather blocked?
SVM 286	posted on 14th Jul 07 at 19:46
	Don't worry Dan, it's just oil deposits from her breathing a little heavy. They do breathe in to the air box. Petrolium deposits will come off with carb cleaner, oil deposits will come off with brake cleaner. You could have a restriction from muck build up in the breather system or it could just be down to engine wear. Just wipe it out regularly and keep a clean filter in there.
Welsh Dan	posted on 14th Jul 07 at 19:19
	That would make sense :)
SportBoy	posted on 14th Jul 07 at 19:05
	prob just shyt coming out the breather as that goes into the airbox on them i think ..
Welsh Dan	posted on 14th Jul 07 at 18:53
	Positive. Theres a little pool of it in the dip of the inlet manifold (which would presumably have been caused by the gasket leaking, as its on the outside)
Jake	posted on 14th Jul 07 at 18:52
	you sure its oil and not carbon build up?
Welsh Dan	posted on 14th Jul 07 at 18:46
	As well as the 'bird, i've got a 1992 Ford Escort 1.6, with a carb. I've had a bit of an oil leak, which I suspected was the rocker cover gasket. However, when I removed the filter today to get to the gasket, there was a load of engine oil around the top of the carb and bottom of the air filter (we're talking a coating, rather than a mist). What could have caused this? Is it related to the gasket leaking :boggle: