Normal for there to be oil on the BOV??
I still have my stock blow off valves, which are vented. Ive had my engine for about 3 months now, and its only been broken in for a while. The problem i am encountering is that there is oil on the edge of the blow off valve ( the most visible one, i think it is the primary). Also a bit of oil next to the valve. There are only trace amounts of oil, but i didnt know if that was normal. Its as if the valve is venting like 1 picoliter of oil each time or something. Only builds up noticeably like once a month
its normal for it to blow a little mist of oil out. it has always done it, just that now that its vented you can see the effects. you MAY want to put a little filter over it or something to keep the mist from building up in you engine bay and makin it all dirty
Key word here guys, Little.
There should not be oil all over the inside of the IC pipes or TB (or engine bay from the BOV). Just a slight film is fine any more and your turbos could be blowing oil.
There should not be oil all over the inside of the IC pipes or TB (or engine bay from the BOV). Just a slight film is fine any more and your turbos could be blowing oil.
Originally Posted by x605p747R1
Key word here guys, Little.
There should not be oil all over the inside of the IC pipes or TB (or engine bay from the BOV). Just a slight film is fine any more and your turbos could be blowing oil.
There should not be oil all over the inside of the IC pipes or TB (or engine bay from the BOV). Just a slight film is fine any more and your turbos could be blowing oil.
Hmmmm:
As for oil on the intake, doesn't really mean the turbos are bad. A HUGE misconception in the 3rd gen community is the amount of oil in the intake tract determines how close you are to a blown set of turbos. Not true, mostly, most people forget that the 93, and 94's have a PCV system. Positive Crankcase Ventilation system, which succinctly means when the boost fills the crankcase to a predetermined limit the air and oil must go somewhere. There are a series of hoses coming off the manifold to the oil filler neck and one comes down strait below the hose going to the manifold(which contains a black and grey checkvalve, this is the pcv valve)this hose goes under the alternator and down to the pipe cluster that goes behind the air pump. There are 2 hoses that come up off of the primary turbo inlet that attach to these pipes. Since the turbo inlet side is sucking air, this is the source for vacuum for the vacuum chamber(helps control the charge control valve and transition) and the other hose is the "dump" for this PCV system. Now, the harder you drive the car and are on and off boost, the more the pcv system will be active and "dumping" oil into the inlet side of the primary turbo, and if the oil is dumped into the incoming air, then logically it, since it is liquid and cannot be compressed(right) it just coats the intake piping and leads one to believe the turbos are going bad! Class dismissed.



