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Lot's of oil in intake.

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Benag

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Apr 13, 2005
Atlanta, Georgia
I know all the oil in the intake came from my busted turbo (waiting on a new one now). I have a few questions though.
I'm pretty sure I had a boost leak at the intake mani where the uicp comes in and bolts onto the throttle; there is a lot of oil around the bottom bolt. I took this off and it looked like it was leaking through the gasket, but the gasket looked fine so I just put some gasket maker around each side and reinstalled it.
Will this be ok and is this where boosts leak occur a lot?
Also, will this get better since I've just installed a catch can or can I blame most of it on the turbo?
I've looked in the ic pipes and there is a lot of oil which I guess came from the turbo. Im working on taking them all out and cleaning them now. Do I also need to clean the ic and how?
Thanks
 
The catch can should help out a good bit. The boost leak could also be coming from the throttle body shaft seals. About cleaning you'r intercooler, try getting some laqure thinner, pour it in the ic and shake it up covering both holes( assuming you have the smic). Continue putting thinner in and puring it out until the thinner is clear. The thinner has cleaned out my ic better than anything else i've tried...and it dry's pretty quick.
 
Ok thanks guys. Error on my part for not checking vfaq first. One more question though: looking at the intake of my turbo it is obvious the blades are bent and chipped; is there something to block these chippings from getting in the throttle?
 
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