oil in cold side intercooler pipe ?
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oil in cold side intercooler pipe ?
while i was changing the oil today i noticed some oil on the outside of my cold side intercooler pipe. i pulled the whole thing out and found a buncha oil in the bottom of the pipe.....what could be causing this ? could my turbo be in need of a rebuild ?
Scott
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turbo seal or blowby...
does your pcv close when you blow into it?
how's the drain line? I assume you have a GReddy kit, stock return line?
a turbo's compressor seal can have oil pass through it without the need for a rebuild, if other things causing it are to blame.
does your pcv close when you blow into it?
how's the drain line? I assume you have a GReddy kit, stock return line?
a turbo's compressor seal can have oil pass through it without the need for a rebuild, if other things causing it are to blame.
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im actually running a catch can right now, from the pcv and from the breather location. so im pretty sure its not blow by. its not a huge accumulation, but it also seems to make it out my hks bov. (pulled the bov and cleaned it out too)
checked the drain line too. (im running stock greddy location) its still all downslope no kinks or anything.
also, not sure if this will help figure out whats wrong. but i think i posted it on thie forum a few months ago when i first installed my catch can. (it was installed on the pcv and the breather location, but the can didn't have a filter on it so it was pressurizing the crankcase and i was burning assloads of oil)
Scott
checked the drain line too. (im running stock greddy location) its still all downslope no kinks or anything.
also, not sure if this will help figure out whats wrong. but i think i posted it on thie forum a few months ago when i first installed my catch can. (it was installed on the pcv and the breather location, but the can didn't have a filter on it so it was pressurizing the crankcase and i was burning assloads of oil)
Scott
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so both the pcv line and breather line go into the catch can....and then no where else?
i blame poor oil drainage...
return the pcv line to the intake manifold (confirm working valve)
plumb the breather line into the catch can, then into the intake, report back.
i blame poor oil drainage...
return the pcv line to the intake manifold (confirm working valve)
plumb the breather line into the catch can, then into the intake, report back.
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I installed my starion intercooler kit, and my cold side has an oil build up. The thing about it is that when I had the JRSC crossover I didn't have any buildup at all.
When I first drive my car and its cold if I rev to 3k the oil pressure goes up to the 90psi mark. Could that be causing oil to blow past the oil seals in the turbo? My drain is -10AN line and tapped to the pan and it is all downhill. My PCV valve is stock on the intake manifold and the breather side is tapped into the "U" pipe after the AFM before the turbo. Should I replace my PCV valve just to make sure?
When I first drive my car and its cold if I rev to 3k the oil pressure goes up to the 90psi mark. Could that be causing oil to blow past the oil seals in the turbo? My drain is -10AN line and tapped to the pan and it is all downhill. My PCV valve is stock on the intake manifold and the breather side is tapped into the "U" pipe after the AFM before the turbo. Should I replace my PCV valve just to make sure?
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