Oil In Air Intake.

[Tonkachow]

HI.

I was just wandering if what I have found is a big problem or a small problem that is going to be big if I don't take action. I took off my Apexi air filters off my 33 GTR to give them a clean and found a small pool of oil sitting on the lip of one of he hoses coming from the front turbo. It is a tiny amount but enough to pool up and I know oil isn't supposed to be there. If anybody could give me a possibility as to what this could be caused from, it would be much appreciated.

[mad082]

it is common for there to be a bit of oil there. the pipe from the turbo to the AFM has a few lines that lead into them. 1 being the breather hose from the rocker cover, the other from the BOV. the oil there could just be a build up of oil over time from the engine breather hose or could be from the bov line. in the past a turbo may have had the front oil seal let go and this would result in some oil making its way through the bov.

if you are concerned about it, clean out the pipe and then check it in a month or 2 and see what it is like. that will give you an indication of whether it is just residue from a prevvious occurance or something to be worried about.

[Tonkachow]

Thanks mate, will do that tomorrow.

[OMGGTR]

yeh +1 on that i asked ma old man about this not to long ago loL! got the same anwser shouldent be anything bad mate..