oil in intake and ticking sound?

1995 DODGE DAKOTA
154,793 MILES
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KINGS676
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Lot of oil blowbqck In the air intake ....like half a quart a day ....and the oils pressure gaguge goes from find to zero to a little bit above half to just all over the place I've replaced the PVC thing and all new hoses and replaced the oil sending unit and also did an oil chancge .....the ticking is loudest when in fiat second and third at the high rpm range and when shifting ...it is a manual ....help?
Jan 30, 2012 at 3:00 PM
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HMAC300
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check your compression for eitehr bad rings or a bad piston. do it wet and dry. If compression ok, take valve covers off and see if oil hreturn holes are blocked on the head.
Jan 30, 2012 at 8:31 PM
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KINGS676
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Took it by a machanic today he took one listin and said I had a bent rod and said That I would need a new engine ill attach a file of what the engine sounds like ....thanks for the help!
Jan 31, 2012 at 8:24 PM
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well it sounda about right, more can be told whern the engine is opened up.
Jan 31, 2012 at 8:41 PM
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KINGS676
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How hard is it to do an engine swap yourself?
Jan 31, 2012 at 10:14 PM
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HMAC300
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me? about 8 hours, but you it depends on your mechanical ability. If you are thinking about doing it your self check around junkyards for a motor and make sure you can get as close a year as possible as alot of sensors would have to be changed, etc. as well as a computer.
Jan 31, 2012 at 11:19 PM
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