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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 10:52 PM
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Default Oil? Black liquid? inside intake manifold...

Ok, I took my motor totally apart this last weekend and i noticed that there was oil/black liquid in my intake manifold. i was wondering what could of caused this? could my seals be bad? or is it just my imagination?
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 11:03 PM
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i think that's normal coz of the pcv venting the blowby gasses. mine was sticky black paste like ****.
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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 04:01 AM
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Default Re: Oil? Black liquid? inside intake manifold... (_Endless_)

Yep, the PCV valve vents it back into your intake manifold, lowering your octane slightly. You can use an oil catch can to filter this out.
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