Doing 140mph and oil sprayed everywhere

ride_002000 · 07-06-2020, 08:33 PM

Was up in northern Michigan on a back road and was doing a pull and at 135mph smelled oil burning and then at 140 saw a huge cloud of smoke billowing out behind the car. Let off and coasted to the next parking lot and checked under the hood. Oil was coated over the front of the engine. Had oil pressure and no check engine light. Only thing I could see was my oil catch can lines were loose. Tightened them up and drove back to my dad's (about 2 miles away) and looked at everything again. Sprayed it down with brake cleaner also. Checked oil level and was about a quart low. Ran and got some oil and topped her off. Drove the car later that night with no issues and then the next day drove 5.5hrs back down to my house with no issues. Car runs like normal and has same power feel. I sprayed down the engine bay again today at the car wash and then jacked it up and checked out underneath and there were still just some residual oil. Sprayed it down again with brake cleaner and wiped it all down.

Curious as to what actually happened. I don't think that much oil would come from oil catch can lines.

Number 3 · 07-06-2020, 08:45 PM

Yep probably shouldn’t be posting about breaking the law.

Camaro_QC · 07-06-2020, 08:46 PM

You've reached the proper speed for Camaro time travel (De Lorean are outdated). The smoke you saw was the result of space time wrapping on itself.

Welcome to the 22nd century. People on the 22nd century do not agree with speeding, so be careful.

HCI2000SS · 07-06-2020, 08:53 PM

Try that here in lower Michigan, and you'll hit a bunch of potholes before anything lol

Petrol Head · 07-06-2020, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Number 3

Yep probably shouldn’t be posting about breaking the law.

The Cannonball Run is alive and well in 2020. Plenty of people posting about breaking the records on almost a weekly basis.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.roa...y-2020-sub-26/

140 is nothing

I’d attempt it myself if I had the funding and a team of spotters.

Deputy Dog · 07-06-2020, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ride_002000

Was up in northern Michigan on a back road and was doing a pull and at 135mph smelled oil burning and then at 140 saw a huge cloud of smoke billowing out behind the car. Let off and coasted to the next parking lot and checked under the hood. Oil was coated over the front of the engine. Had oil pressure and no check engine light. Only thing I could see was my oil catch can lines were loose. Tightened them up and drove back to my dad's (about 2 miles away) and looked at everything again. Sprayed it down with brake cleaner also. Checked oil level and was about a quart low. Ran and got some oil and topped her off. Drove the car later that night with no issues and then the next day drove 5.5hrs back down to my house with no issues. Car runs like normal and has same power feel. I sprayed down the engine bay again today at the car wash and then jacked it up and checked out underneath and there were still just some residual oil. Sprayed it down again with brake cleaner and wiped it all down.

Curious as to what actually happened. I don't think that much oil would come from oil catch can lines.

Do you have headers on it?

L8Apex · 07-06-2020, 09:38 PM

The thought of oil on my tires at 140 is spooky.
Glad you didn't spin or lose it

laynlo15 · 07-06-2020, 09:54 PM

You probably pushed the front crank seal out. What other mods do you have? Generally that happens under higher boost levels if you have a blower. Possibly just too much crank case pressure.

ride_002000 · 07-06-2020, 10:18 PM

Lol at "breaking the law". I will rephrase and say I was allegedly going 140. Happy?

I know I would have hit a pothole down here. I'm in metro Detroit area and roads are terrible.
Fairly stock car, intake, ported Throttle body, secondary cat delete and tune.

HB1SS · 07-06-2020, 10:38 PM

breaking the law is one thing but spraying your engine bay down with brake cleaner is next level....

L78toLT1 · 07-07-2020, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ride_002000

Lol at "breaking the law". I will rephrase and say I was allegedly going 140. Happy?

I know I would have hit a pothole down here. I'm in metro Detroit area and roads are terrible.
Fairly stock car, intake, ported Throttle body, secondary cat delete and tune.

In the early days of the pandemic, when law enforcement was otherwise engaged, if you drove 140 on the ~100 mile stretch on I75, between Kennesaw and Chattanooga, you would have been passed around least a dozen times!
With regards to the oil leak, since you're not FI, and the leak has not returned, I don't think it's the front seal. Must be related somehow to the catch can. I'd temporarily remove the can and do another pull

MrChrisLS3 · 07-07-2020, 07:10 AM

Sounds like you caught it with the catch can lines. You are very lucky that it didn't get the tires at that speed.

s346k · 07-07-2020, 07:23 AM

^^^^ no joke. my last camaro broke the trans tailshaft at a high rate of speed and proceeded to dump atf in front of the back tires. good times.

have you floored it and watched for it to happen again?

ride_002000 · 07-07-2020, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by HB1SS

breaking the law is one thing but spraying your engine bay down with brake cleaner is next level....

Next level what? Nothing wrong with spraying an engine with brake cleaner to get the oil and gunk off of it.

07-06-2020, 08:33 PM	#1
ride_002000 Drives: 2016 F150 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Michigan Posts: 170	Doing 140mph and oil sprayed everywhere Was up in northern Michigan on a back road and was doing a pull and at 135mph smelled oil burning and then at 140 saw a huge cloud of smoke billowing out behind the car. Let off and coasted to the next parking lot and checked under the hood. Oil was coated over the front of the engine. Had oil pressure and no check engine light. Only thing I could see was my oil catch can lines were loose. Tightened them up and drove back to my dad's (about 2 miles away) and looked at everything again. Sprayed it down with brake cleaner also. Checked oil level and was about a quart low. Ran and got some oil and topped her off. Drove the car later that night with no issues and then the next day drove 5.5hrs back down to my house with no issues. Car runs like normal and has same power feel. I sprayed down the engine bay again today at the car wash and then jacked it up and checked out underneath and there were still just some residual oil. Sprayed it down again with brake cleaner and wiped it all down. Curious as to what actually happened. I don't think that much oil would come from oil catch can lines.

07-06-2020, 08:45 PM	#2
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,310 View My Garage	Yep probably shouldn’t be posting about breaking the law. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

07-06-2020, 08:46 PM	#3
Camaro_QC Drives: 08 Tiburon GS, 2018 Camaro 2.0T Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Québec Posts: 1,669	You've reached the proper speed for Camaro time travel (De Lorean are outdated). The smoke you saw was the result of space time wrapping on itself. Welcome to the 22nd century. People on the 22nd century do not agree with speeding, so be careful. __________________ 2018 Camaro LS \| 6 spd \| 2.0L turbo \| Nightfall Grey \| RS package \| Technology Package. --------------------- Order WDGHKX 1100 - 5/08/2018 \| 3800 - 6/18/2018 2000 - 5/09/2018 \| 4200 - 6/21/2018 3000 - 5/28/2018 \| 5000 - 6/27/2018 6000 - 6/29/2018

07-07-2020, 07:23 AM	#13
s346k Drives: like an old lady Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: indiana Posts: 2,485	^^^^ no joke. my last camaro broke the trans tailshaft at a high rate of speed and proceeded to dump atf in front of the back tires. good times. have you floored it and watched for it to happen again? __________________ 2016+ camaro: everyone’s first car

07-06-2020, 08:53 PM	#4
HCI2000SS Drives: 2018 Camaro V6/RS Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: MI Posts: 1,596	Try that here in lower Michigan, and you'll hit a bunch of potholes before anything lol

07-06-2020, 09:38 PM	#7
L8Apex Drives: 2016 2SS Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Prospect, KY Posts: 299 View My Garage	The thought of oil on my tires at 140 is spooky. Glad you didn't spin or lose it

07-06-2020, 09:54 PM	#8
laynlo15 Drives: 2022 Lt1 A10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: clark, mo Posts: 8,882	You probably pushed the front crank seal out. What other mods do you have? Generally that happens under higher boost levels if you have a blower. Possibly just too much crank case pressure.

07-06-2020, 10:18 PM	#9
ride_002000 Drives: 2016 F150 Join Date: May 2019 Location: Michigan Posts: 170	Lol at "breaking the law". I will rephrase and say I was allegedly going 140. Happy? I know I would have hit a pothole down here. I'm in metro Detroit area and roads are terrible. Fairly stock car, intake, ported Throttle body, secondary cat delete and tune.

07-06-2020, 10:38 PM	#10
HB1SS Drives: 17 1SS Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Orange County CA Posts: 45	breaking the law is one thing but spraying your engine bay down with brake cleaner is next level....

07-07-2020, 07:10 AM	#12
MrChrisLS3 Drives: 2018 1SS M6 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Houston Posts: 2,617	Sounds like you caught it with the catch can lines. You are very lucky that it didn't get the tires at that speed.

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