Is it normal to have oil in the intercooler pipes/intercooler? I've heard before that it was. But how much is "normal"?

 

Your going to have some oil in your intercooler pipes without a catch can. I would say normal is no puddles collecting in beds.

 

Yes but only to a certain extent. If there is a lot of oil in there then your turbos are blowing too much oil and it might be time for new ones or rebuilds.

 

what does a catch can have to do with it? Just normal wear of the turbos and the seals inside them produces oil. I say if you turn over your IC and it pours out, that is tooooooo much

 

The rule I go buy is that your finger should be dirty if you wipe the inside, but there should be nothing you can pour out. A film of oil is alright, anything I would call wet is probably signs of problems.

 

beat you to it

 

As long as its not puddling in the intercooler FUGGETTABOUTIT

 

okay cool. Me MakoDhardie and Stokekxiv will be taking the IC out either today or tomorrow so what if there is a puddle of oil in the IC? Does that = single turbo? Or A-spec twin??

 

or used ones from Jt-imports for 500.

 

Mine run a little oily and has been for 3+ years. Still spools just fine and the boost is dead on. The hose is oily but does not run out...

 

i will have the boost gauge installed hopefully by the end of the weekend, so we will see how she is doing

 

hmmm this sounds familiar, i noticed the same problem with my last engine, i was like hmmm,??? then like a tid bit later i started gettin smoke, the oil seal in my engine had fried, i dunno how it got its way back through the pipes, or if that had nething to do wit it but its jus a suggestion