1994 Chevy Lumina oil in the air filter

1994 CHEVROLET LUMINA
173,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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SEIBERTMAN
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have oil in my air filter other than that the car runs great not missing no hesation just oil getting in my air filter could it be a bad pvc vale this is 3.4 chevy lumnia z34
Sep 28, 2008 at 4:52 PM
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BLACKOP555
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try a thicker oil, and make sure its not overfilled first of all.

a plugged pcv or crankcase breather can cause that.
Sep 28, 2008 at 8:35 PM
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