Removing DOD hardware & fitting a larger camshaft

[Crazy Paul]

Paul, is this valve the culprit that is spraying the crankcase full of misty oil and it then getting sucked through the PCV system and pooling the intakes and causing my burning oil smell? I believe there is a bulletin about a shroud or cap to be installed over this to prevent the oil spray? I'm about to give up on why my car fills with burnt oil smell for the first 500-1000 miles after a TOTALLY clean (no spills) oil change.

Yes, correct.
There is a bulletin to fit a shroud or deflector over the AFM oilpan relief valve.
#10-06-01-008B: Engine Oil Consumption on Aluminum Block Engines with AFM
#10-06-01-008B: Engine Oil Consumption on Aluminum Block Engines with Active Fuel Management (AFM) (Install AFM Oil Deflector and Clean Carbon from Cylinder) - (Mar 7, 2011)

http://www.revbase.com/BBBMotor/TSb/...dPdf?id=168468

[Crazy Paul]

The larger capacity ZL1 oil pan that Greg @ Pace had been selling.....wouldn't that come without the GM AFM releif plug? I've got one of those in the garage -- that my be my ticket - eh?

Go in the garage and have a look.
Dorman plug is $3.55 , there'd need to be a more compelling reason than no AFM relief valve to change out the entire oilpan.

[08G8V8]

The larger capacity ZL1 oil pan that Greg @ Pace had been selling.....wouldn't that come without the GM AFM releif plug? I've got one of those in the garage -- that my be my ticket - eh?

I know he had a larger transmission pan that folks have been swapping out, but not the oil pan. You sure that isn't what you have? Doesn't the engine need pulled to drop the oil pan?

[STL_G8GT]

Doesn't the engine need pulled to drop the oil pan?

Nope shift steering forward, lift engine 2-3", remove bolts, and she sliiiiiides right out.

[hflores3]

Go in the garage and have a look.
Dorman plug is $3.55 , there'd need to be a more compelling reason than no AFM relief valve to change out the entire oilpan.

Nevermind. I'm a dork! ....Greg was selling a "tranny" pan not an oil pan. :-)

[hflores3]

Go in the garage and have a look.
Dorman plug is $3.55 , there'd need to be a more compelling reason than no AFM relief valve to change out the entire oilpan.

My Dorman oil pan plug is on the way.

[hflores3]

Nope shift steering forward, lift engine 2-3", remove bolts, and she sliiiiiides right out.

Hey! We must have dated the same girl in college! :-)

[hflores3]

Yes, correct.
There is a bulletin to fit a shroud or deflector over the AFM oilpan relief valve.
#10-06-01-008B: Engine Oil Consumption on Aluminum Block Engines with AFM
#10-06-01-008B: Engine Oil Consumption on Aluminum Block Engines with Active Fuel Management (AFM) (Install AFM Oil Deflector and Clean Carbon from Cylinder) - (Mar 7, 2011)

http://www.revbase.com/BBBMotor/TSb/...dPdf?id=168468

You don't happen to have an exploded view of the pan removal handy -- might you? Being an amatuer...it helps for me to look at it a bit before diving in.

[Crazy Paul]

http://parts.nalleygmc.com/showAssem...category=19398
http://www.grrrr8.net/crazypaul/Oilp...eOnVehicle.pdf

[gman08]

Do you need to remove the dod oil relief valve if you swap to non dod? Or will it not hurt anything?