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Old Sep 10, 2002 | 08:41 AM
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I need to know if the giant puddle of oil I have in the bottom of my air box is just a slow leak from the turbos or is death imminent.
There is oil in the IC and all intake piping.
I bought the car four years ago with 70k, changed the air filter and never really looked again untill last week when my radiator crapped with 115k.
My question is how much is normal(none)??
The car is totally stock.
Oil = cheap and plentiful
Turbos = expensive
Any advice
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Old Sep 10, 2002 | 09:09 AM
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It is normal for some oil to leak past the turbo bearings and into the exhaust and IC. Most oil in the intake is caused by oil from the oil filler tube(crancase breather) being sucked/blowned back into the #1 turbo inlet. Some is caused when the charge relief and air bypass(bov) open to relief pressure, and oil is blown out into the filter. You have to determine which of the areas are leaking. If your total oil usage is over 1500 miles per quart, I would not worry about it.
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