Hello folks,
Is it normal to see oil (or this much oil) in the pipe coming out of the turbo, and around the exit hole of the intercooler?

Pipe to turbo


Pipe to turbo2


Intercooler exit

The interior of the intercooler looks clean.

Thanks.

 

Normal ...
...If you are using the standard breather system.

You can clean it out with brake cleaner.

 

as above, need to fit a oil catcher to stop this

 

or save the £80 and vent straight to the road

 

Where would the oil catch can go?
Does this mean that the turbo oil seals are not doing their job, or is it acceptable? (MY03 PPP) Would this account for most of the oil usage?
Thanks again.

 

Are there any real performance benefits to removing the oe cannister and venting to air or fitting a catch can.


Andy

 

Yes , there are performance gains...

The oil vapour returned into the airstream of the standard inlet system effectively lowers the Octane level of the air/fuel mixture.

 

at idle I believe there is a negative vacuum, which means that you are drawing air IN through the breathers.
this is why I vented to the road, its only a small amount buts its getting it fresh.
from a catch can its drawing in stale air

 

Yep. The breather mod is the thing to do,vent to atmosphere is the easiest and cheapest way.

 

...and you'll see increased oil consumption...