bajablasted06 Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Looking for help my 06 baja sport is drinking oil and smoking bad I took the engine out did the rings didn't fix it then did the valve seals still to no avail thanks for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Have you looked at the turbo? You could have a blown seal that’s leaking oil into the intake or the exhaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajablasted06 Posted October 22 Author Share Posted October 22 Its naturaly aspirated no turbo but I did check the pcv system and replace all parts of it intake seams to be dry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvu Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 any smoke coming out the oil filler pipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajablasted06 Posted October 23 Author Share Posted October 23 It smokes a fair bit out of the oil filler but i didn't notice any blow by maybe a tiny bit at idle but goes away however the smoke goes up with rpm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvu Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 For testing, unplug the pcv hose to the intake and block off the port. That way you can rule out pcv related oil consumption. Did you have pictures of the cylinder walls before replacing the rings? If it was smooth and lost the crosshatching, chances are the new rings won't break in properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Apologies, I thought all bajas were turbo for some reason. I’ve only ever seen one in person when I was in the states in 2009, even then that was in traffic on the Las Vegas strip so not an up close for a good look over it. I’m out of ideas. If the re-ring was done properly I can’t see where it would be potentially sucking oil in to be smokey and consume oil. We’re all rings replaced and were they gapped correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forester2002s Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Head Gasket blow-by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajablasted06 Posted October 24 Author Share Posted October 24 With pcv disconeted still burns oil i let it run for several minutes incase of residual the cylinder walls were honed when when the rings were put in and the rings were gapped but it seemed like it only worked for 300 miles before starting to smoke bad I think Ill either tear it down and do rings again and measure everything to make sure its in speck or grab a junkyard short block to through in thanks you all for your ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 On 10/24/2025 at 6:06 AM, el_freddo said: Apologies, I thought all bajas were turbo for some reason. Most are non turbo. On 10/24/2025 at 1:30 PM, bajablasted06 said: With pcv disconeted still burns oil i let it run for several minutes incase of residual the cylinder walls were honed when when the rings were put in and the rings were gapped but it seemed like it only worked for 300 miles before starting to smoke bad I think Ill either tear it down and do rings again and measure everything to make sure its in speck or grab a junkyard short block to through in thanks you all for your ideas How many miles on the block? Leak down and compression tests? Check the PCV valve system for blockage? Seems like a long shot but if you're confident the valves and rings aren't it.... Was it burning oil before you replaced the rings? After you replaced the rings did it burn less, more, the same, or can't tell? When rings were replaced were there any signs suggesting which cylinder was the culprit? Did you replace all the rings? There's only two ways for oil to enter the cylinder: valves and rings. Rings are most common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajablasted06 Posted 16 hours ago Author Share Posted 16 hours ago Finally solved it for anyone wondering it wasn't actually oil burning like we thought at all it somehow is getting brake fluid sucked in from the brake booster which I didn't even know was possible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago So new Brake Master Cyclinder and Booster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajablasted06 Posted 3 hours ago Author Share Posted 3 hours ago Yes that's the plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forester2002s Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago 13 hours ago, bajablasted06 said: Finally solved it for anyone wondering it wasn't actually oil burning like we thought at all it somehow is getting brake fluid sucked in from the brake booster which I didn't even know was possible That sure is unusual! How does that work? I don't see a physical connection between the vacuum lines on the booster, and the brake-fluid system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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