steam from valve cover breather

[dpgreen15]

Put the boat in the water for the first time last night. was running good with no issues, but we pulled the engine hatch to have a look and noticed steam coming from the valve cover vent. Checked the oil and it was clean, not milky at all. The boat was running real cool as well, right around 140. It is a 1996 volvo/ford 302. My first thought was head gasket or cracked head, but the oil looks good. any other ideas? thanks in advance

 

[Bondo]

Re: steam from valve cover breather

Ayuh,.... Steam is sometimes a product of the local Weather conditions....

I'd just keep an eye on it,.. It's probably Nothing....

 

[danond]

Re: steam from valve cover breather

Guessing probably isn't useful. Was it blasting out? Misting out? Was it water, oil, fuel?

Sometimes steam is normal, sometimes not. Perform compression and leakdown tests. That will tell you the health of your cylinders, pistons, head gaskets, heads and valves.