Another noob question. Had my intake off of my 3B w/Garrett Turbo for the first time today. In intake ducting was coated inside with a black residue. Is that a problem?
Oil in intake
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Generally, no.
Many turbo systems route the engine breather into the intake air stream, and this will lead to a fine oil mist coating the surfaces.
Do you have any kind of significant oil loss?
~john
Many turbo systems route the engine breather into the intake air stream, and this will lead to a fine oil mist coating the surfaces.
Do you have any kind of significant oil loss?
~john
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Thanks John. Good to know. No significant oil loss but I will keep a close eye on it. Thanks again. Happy holidays.
when the seals are bad in the turbo it will put excessive oil into the intake. a little is ok. but soaking is bad.
i rebuilt my turbo with new carbon seals and all and still have a little oil in the intake.
i rebuilt my turbo with new carbon seals and all and still have a little oil in the intake.
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yep, turbo seals - on my 1.8T VW, didn't know there was an issue until I poured a pint of oil out of my intercooler <wince>
On my last hdj81 I was worried that I had a pooched turbo. So I cleaned the whole intake and turbo and added a catch can. This proved that it was not the turbo seals (thank god). Its a good way to monitor your turbos health.
