Middle of Mongolia, 1HZ air inlet manifold showing moisture at seal

[nekin]

Hello guys,

There's a problem with the 1HZ engine on a HZJ70 troopy. It's showing moisture on the air inlet manifold. Is this a critical error, or will the engine last for about 7000km before it can be serviced in Europe?

I do not know what the moisture is, the smell is too vague to say if it's diesel or oil or water.

Thanks for the help!

 

[roscoFJ73]

Looks like oil to me that is coming from the crank case and sitting in the manifold. Dirt wouldn't stick to water.
How many klms has the engine done?
Do you get a lot of smoke on start up?
It wont stop you driving to Europe but I would have thought someone could replace that gasket in Mongolia. Its a fairly easy job. I would get the manifold checked for warpage and machined true if needed when the gasket is replaced