Oil everywhere??
05-05-2005, 05:45 AM
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Oil everywhere??
damn it this is startng to **** me off, 2 weeks ago i took of the boot on the Air Mass when i was chanige the AFM, and it was very oily, i cleaned that off, cleand off teh hose that comes off from the valve cover, and then under the car, the hose that comes off of the Intercooler was very oily, cleand that off as well. Today i took all of them off, and again they were full of oil. I cannot figure where this oil is comming from. anyone has any leads
05-05-2005, 06:40 AM
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Well if there is oil in the airboot it can be coming from tons of places...
valve seals, blow-by, turbo seals or more. Since the turbo is new I suspect valve seals or blow-by. Do a compression check and a leakdown test.
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05-05-2005, 07:04 AM
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^^like he said. Valve seals won't usually leak into the airboot
as it would have to go backwards, but bad rings could cause the crankcase to be pressurized, sending oil through the crancase vent. Does the car smoke at all? Valve giude seals usually smoke on start-up, but quit once warm.
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