Delica Canada | Mitsubishi Van Club

I am shopping for a full sized pick up to put a camper on. The Delica is just too small for a family of 4 too sleep in and carry gear, it will remain as our daily driver and we still love it after 7yr and 150000km. In my research I've read about checking for blow by on the diesel trucks as a possible indication of excessive engine wear. I figured I would check if the delica had "excessive" blow-by as at 250k km shes probably got some wear and tear. not much blow by ver small puff of smoke when i removed the filler cap but i did notice a light vacuum on the cap when I pulled it off with the motor running. Anyone care to enlighten me on what causes the vacuum? is it normal? any other insights?

Thanks

p.s. shopping for a NA market vehicle has me feeling all warm and fuzzy again about our van, these things really are that good.

The vacuum is normal. The engine breather is connected to the intake pipe before the turbo, which creates a slight vacuum in the engine, preventing the engine from becoming pressurised and pushing oil past the seals.

That's how it works in theory, at least .