On Tue, February 7, 2006 3:37 pm, Jay & Dana wrote:
>
> Simple question here guys,
> Will a blown belly pan gasket (97, 318) affect engine RPM's, (idle
> fluctuations etc.)?
> I have only 68,000 kilometers (approx 45,000 miles) on my truck and it has
> never used oil before. But now it seems it's starting to. Haven't looked
> down the TB yet, but before winter I did and it was clean and shiny. As of
> late the engine RPM's have been acting weird during idle and slowing down
> for stop signs etc.
My GF drives a 98 Ram with the 318 in it, when her belly pan gasket went she
didn't experience any odd behavior other than it using 2 quarts of oil in 60
miles. It may have idled a little rough, but that's nothing out of the
ordinary.
Definately check down the throttle bores though. How much oil are you going
through?
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