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When I returned home from the transmission gear oil change test drive, I pulled up in a CLOUD of oil smoke.
Like a'is something on fire?' level of smoke.
Immediately, I popped the hood, and found that crankcase pressure had forced the oil dipstick out.
TB had the rear main seal replaced when the car got a new clutch.
After that it was still leaking occasionally.
Tonight let me know that the rear main seal might still be good, and that my PCV valves and PCV limit orifices are probably gummed up or blocked.
The actual valves and the front hoses where the orifices live are OEM.
All together that just reinforces my plan to pull the upper intake off and check everything and reseal it all.
I might get lucky and cure a drivability issue or two at the same time.
Do seals, spark plugs, oil and temp senders... stuff like that.
Moving from the mechanical and wiring repair stuff, we thought that since we had the cabin torn apart we might go ahead and return the interior to 100% stock-ish.
We installed an early 2000's sony single din radio and a new Nissan shift knob. The Nissan shift knob is heavy and adds the right feel back to the shifter.
