1988 ranger 2.0 oil leak

[gmckid]

Hello, i just bought an 88 ranger with a 2.0.
There is quite a bit of oil coming out the top end of the engine, some of which is ending up in the air cleaner.

Yesterday I did a compression test and all cylinders are normal. while the plugs were out I looked and there was no sign of oil on top of the pistons, and the plugs werent fouled..
After doing some research on here I replaced the pcv valve.
Drove the truck today and there is still some oil in the air cleaner. I also noticed oil dripping from my new pcv valve

The large hose on the pcv valve connects to a canister below the intake manifold. I read online that this canister can be removed and cleaned as i suspect its clogged.
My question is, does anyone know how this canister is removed, apparently it is supposed to just slide out, but i spent a good amount of time yesterday and i could not get it to budge, it seems to be mounted fairly solid to the block.

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks

 

[Mark_88]

Typically they are just pressed into a hole in the block. Yours may be held in by some JB Weld or something, but they are not usually fixed. May take a bit of tapping on it to loosen it up (not really a good thing to do) but it should come out otherwise.

The canisters are not usually plugged. I thought the same thing about mine but when I got it out it wasn't plugged. It did have some gunk in it but that was not making it blocked. Getting it to sit properly and seal after removing it has not been easy and I've had oil leaking out around it for a while now...mostly due to blow-by.

The oil on the PCV is also normal and actually should tell you that the canister is not plugged...but if you want to remove it to clean it keeep in mind that it needs to be seated properly when you put it back on.

The oil coming out of the top of the engine is actually common on these engines and is also a product of excessive blow-by that may or may not be fixable with regular maintenance or cleaning.

I recently posted an article in the Submit Info for Tech Library about an oil catch can that you may find helpful. It allows the oil to be vented off away from the breather (for the most part) and the air directed back to the breather. You don't get that gunk in your air filter as they are getting more expensive every time I buy one.

 

[Kenneth S]

Do a leakdown test on the engine, or redo the compression test again, but this time put a little bit of oil into the cylinder before you test each cylinder, and see if you get a higher compression reading. If you get higher compression with the "wet" compression test your engine has some blowby.