Oil in charge pipe, need some help

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Old Jun 6, 2004 | 09:46 AM
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I just went out and unbolted my upper charge pipe and noticed that there was some oil in it. The turbo is fresh off a rebuild(~500 miles) so I don't think it would be the seals on that letting oil by. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

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Old Jun 6, 2004 | 10:01 AM
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Default Re: Oil in charge pipe, need some help (Pfieffdog)

do u have the port on the valvecover hooked up to a nipple on the intake pipe?
maybe u can try running some sort of catchcan or just use a breather on the valvecover
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Old Jun 6, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pengo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do u have the port on the valvecover hooked up to a nipple on the intake pipe?
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Yes I do
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Old Jun 6, 2004 | 08:00 PM
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Default Re: Oil in charge pipe, need some help (Pfieffdog)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Pfieffdog &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Yes I do</TD></TR></TABLE>

probably why there is oil in the pipe.. run a catch can if you dont want oil to get back into the intake..
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