oil in my intake?

[thesandymancan]

Ok. So I'm replacing my hg and when I removed the 3000 pipe there was oil in it! :aigo: How could this happen? I also found oil in the turbo housing and cold pipe.

is my car fucked? :cry:

some info: my front main seal leaks like crazy, i have a k&n cone filter, and because of the main seal my motor is covered in oil.

my theory is the oil came in through the filter.

any help appretiated.

 

[mysupra87]

more than likely its from the blow by oil coming from the hoses connected to your 3000 pipe that go into your accordian hose.

 

[thesandymancan]

is this a bad thing? i figure it's not good, but is it detrimental to my motor?

 

[MKIIINA]

its pretty normal. look at the 2 pipes that come off the valve covers. now trace their route and you can see they end up in the accordian hose. this provides vaccum. normal

 

[mhopemk3]

Yep.. mine does the same as well.... That's why people use a catch can..

 

[thesandymancan]

thanks a lot guys, big relief. when i first took the hoses off i thought my car was dead.

 

[Bishop92t]

There's no immediate danger from a little oil making its way into the combustion chamber. Over time however it will build up carbon inside the motor, and as such a catch can is a good idea. If you do decide to use a catch can or dump PCV to the ground, take your intercooler off and run some degreaser or gas through it to clean out all the old oil.

 

[thesandymancan]

just got my head off today and my pistons already have carbon build up. is there a way i could clean them safely?

i will run degreaser through my intercooler, thanks for the sugestion.

on another note; my block still has some residue left from the hg, what is the best tool for removing this?

 

[Jspec7m88]

When I first got my car, The first thing I did was take off all the pipes, turbo, etc. and inspected everything. Judging from the build up in the pipes, I assumed he hadn't EVER messed with it. I cleaned out all the pipes and such and it seemed to run just a little smoother under boost. And I know that others have already stated this, but just for more support, a little oil in there is normal!