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while i was cleaning my engine bay 2day, i notice some oil around the exit valve on the BOV, and some oil on the undeside of the bonnet where the bov faces...

what does this mean, my first thoought was perhaps my turbo is dieing??? any ideas?

and what i am lookin at for a repair bill.... :)

please nothing to serious

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it means your turbo is blowing some oil through the inlet tracts ...

some1 correct me if i'm wrong here, but tis possible that the oil seals on the compressor side of the tubby are leaking oil and its blowing it through your intercooler, when your bov releases the pressure, that small amount of oil in the inlet tract gets vented to atmosphere .. onbiously not much oil, but over time it will build up ...

just me 2c

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it means your turbo is blowing some oil through the inlet tracts ...

some1 correct me if i'm wrong here, but tis possible that the oil seals on the compressor side of the tubby are leaking oil and its blowing it through your intercooler, when your bov releases the pressure, that small amount of oil in the inlet tract gets vented to atmosphere .. onbiously not much oil, but over time it will build up ...

just me 2c

sounds right.... as over a week of driving there is only a small amount of oil around the place... what am i looking at for a repair cost if this is the issue?

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hmm the dreaded rebuild eh..... if i do need to go rebuild wat will i be looking @... i dont want to really do much of a heavy dudty upgrade... just fix up the engine.. i am happy with my performance atm...

I have a FMIC, pod, BOV, cat back exhasut, runnin 9psi high boost... and am happy with it... not really into too much performance....?

so what will i need to do in the rebuild you think.. any susgeestions? price ranges so i can start saving up?

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went for around a 40 minute drive, warry of the police on double demerit hunt... and looked at the bov afterwards... and there isn't any oil on it... so i am assuming that is is only a minor problem for now...

planning on getting a leak down test and compression test done? how much would this roughly set me back? and can any workshop do it?

if tests show fine i guess i will install a catch can...

if tests show some kind of fault.. i will go from there?

how much would UAS charge for a compression n leak test? as i work across the road... so can dro pthe car of in the morning, and pick up after work :cheers:

Also a catch can wil cost around the $100 mark from my knowledge? any suggestions on brands/types/ where to go for installation around hills area?

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