oil residue in intercooler y-pipe

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24 December 2008, 11:13 AM

HT04

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oil residue in intercooler y-pipe

mornin all. after removing my tmic from my 04 sti, to fit the defi oil temp sensor a few days ago, i saw that i have a little of what looks to be an oil residue in the red silicone pipe that connects the turbo to the intercooler y pipe.

is this bad........im very scared.

dan

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24 December 2008, 11:27 AM

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Its normal for that to happen, to help avoid it some people fit catch tanks to the breathers.

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24 December 2008, 11:33 AM

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phewww. thankyou. any how-to's on how to fit catch tanks matey?

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24 December 2008, 11:46 AM

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P1MARK did an excellent 'how to' fit a catch tank I think.

I went for the RCM one on mine - lovely bit of kit.

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