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2003 Chevy Cavalier Oil is going into the air filter.
2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
70,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
KMAN711
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I put oil in the car, but somehow the oil is going into the air filter im talking a couple quarts. What is happening what is the problem?
Mar 3, 2009 at 12:51 PM
BLACKOP555
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how much oil did you put in? sounds like you ould have really overfilled it?
maybe you put in the wrong filter, double check that.
check pcv valve and crankcase breather, if thats plugged it might push oil into the filter through blowby.
Mar 3, 2009 at 1:27 PM
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