smoke/steam from valve cover filter

[Mantis88LX]

ok i have a little apc filter on my valve cover, the part that runs to the air box, anyways when ever the car is warmed up and i rev it some steam or smoke shoots out of it. it used to spit oil out of it too but i found out tht the pcv valve tube was bent so it wasnt working.
i read somewere it could be rings or something.
anyone?

[AccordEpicenter]

you should have a little steam/smoke come out of it but nothing tremendous. Like if you have a little puff like sombody smoking a cigarette than its no big deal.

[Mantis88LX]

yeah its like a puff of cigrette smoke when i rev it, this is the first time i have noticed this.

[mindlos]

Thats just blowby. I've never literally seen the smoke but have always smelled it. Since mine does not spit out oil I hooked it up to the civic intake box so that it gets burned up. It would be nice if I had an inline filter.

[Mantis88LX]

how can i stop or slow down blow by?

[mindlos]

There will always be blow-by. That is what the PCV system is meant to remove so that the oil doesnt get acidic. On the other hand, excessive blow-by is a result of worn piston rings like you noted. The only time you should worry is if your engine is losing performance due to loss of compression as a result of worn rings. Good compression and blow-by is not bad at all.

[mindlos]

I'm thinking the reason you see it is the condensation of combustion moisture due to the cold atmospheric air.