mitsustar86 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I recently have took off my cloth hose and the air filter boot to find a little bit of oil in the turbo is this normal?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxzillian Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 It's normal to have some residue sitting around since the crankcase vents into the turbo inlet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 nothing is a 100% seal , a residue is perfictly normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfyter Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 When I pull my turbo inlet off there is a very small puddle of oil at the very bottom of the compressor inlet if the car's been running for a while. I don't put out smoke and there's no real noticeable oil consumption. So I'm guessing it's normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 When I pull my turbo inlet off there is a very small puddle of oil at the very bottom of the compressor inlet if the car's been running for a while. I don't put out smoke and there's no real noticeable oil consumption. So I'm guessing it's normal? It's normal to have some residue sitting around since the crankcase vents into the turbo inlet. PCV valve must seal boost out of the crankcase. Use only OEM PCV valves and those are dark in color with some type of plating making them appear black. All aftermarket vaves stay away from they aren't made as well and leak that boost into the crankcase and pressurize it. Your separator may need soaked in solvent and rinsed. The system must be sealed to work effectively and that includes the dipstick end and the oring on the end of the dipstick tube where it pokes into the pan. Stock Oil Separator connectionshttp://www.b2600turbo.com/images/oilsep.gif http://www.b2600turbo.com/images/misc%20p1.jpghttp://www.b2600turbo.com/images/misc%20p2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfyter Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Hmmmm...Thanks Indiana. I had noticed that on occaision my dipstick would be popped up after driving, so I bought a new PCV valve. I Installed it, came on here out of curiosity to see what y'all had to say about PCV valves, and swapped it back to my old one before I drove it again. Lol. I shot some carb cleaner through my stock valve and blew on it and it held, so I figured it was good.I guess now I'll check the seperator and the dipstick tube O-rings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliber308 Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 (edited) It is normal if you run the Old outdated stock Oil separator. To me, it is not because I upgraded my Crankcase Ventilation set up. Bill Edited September 28, 2011 by Caliber308 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aconro Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) I have also noticed some oil in the intercooler piping. I can see this understandable if you have the oil pan breather attached, but i changed that. I also notice an oil smell when i hit 5 psi. i haven't noticed any blue smoke, but after 2,000 miles i had to add a court of oil. I would assume that the only place for all the oil to go would be through the turbo since i don't have any leaks. Dose all this mean i have a blown turbo?? Edited October 1, 2011 by aconro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psu_Crash Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 FWIW I did a rebuild on my turbo because there was always some oil in the comp housing. After the rebuild it's still there. So who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) What does it say by the big arrows on the two pages of the service manual I posted? "Adequate for normal driving". What is "normal" driving? You have a small system for a stock setup that's been pushing oily air through it since the 80s, yes it needs cleaned out. Yes the separator filter media is all yucky and needs soaked and rinsed. No, its not sucking a quart oil. Reading the stock dipstick. This is a misleading dipstick because of how its designed. You need to pull the stick up and break the seal at the top so that the oil level in the oil pan can equalize to the level in that tube they welded to the side of the pan. This takes time. Colder oil flows slower. They put a vent just above the oil level but its about useless it only takes a drop of oil over the end of it and that's what happens as soon as you start the engine. All the other 2.6 engines have the dipstick on the other side of the block right at the pan flange and the dipstick pokes out into the large open cavity that's called the crankcase. This is what your dipstick tube pokes in to. That smaller tube on the opposite side is the oil drain from the separator.http://www.b2600turbo.com/BE1/IM002459.JPG This is an aluminum plug that is hammered into the dipstick tube hole for all the non-turbo engines. We couldn't use this because the turbo was in the way.http://www.b2600turbo.com/images/IM001910.JPGhttp://www.b2600turbo.com/images/IM001887.JPG When there are 3 quarts of oil in your pan here's how it looks. That tiny vent tube that goes over to the dipstick tube is right there at the top of that baffle. The vent tube is useless and sometimes in an older engine its just clogged up.http://www.b2600turbo.com/images/IM001845.JPG and here's 4 quartshttp://www.b2600turbo.com/images/IM001847.JPG To check your oil, you have to pull the dipstick out and break the seal and give the oil time to raise or lower to match what's in the pan. Crankcase pressures act upon this tube and so does cornering and the fact the oil level drops when the engine is running and they thought they solved that problem when they added on that vent but its always blocked by oil laying in the tiny tube and the oil level in the tube after you run the engine and shut it down will never match the oil level in the pan. Be patient, check it two or three times on level ground after the engine is shut down long enough for the oil to run back to the pan. Edited September 30, 2011 by Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 after 2,000 miles i had to add a court of oil. It may now be over filled. Does any oil leak onto the ground? Does it smoke while you are driving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aconro Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) Nope, no oil leaks. if it burns oil while going down the road, then its not enough to notice. There is no blue smoke on start up or idle. Edited October 1, 2011 by aconro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfyter Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 So I pulled my separator off and flushed it with brake parts cleaner. Quite a bit of crud came out of it. I tried blowing on the inlet, but I can barely push any air through there. Should it be free flowing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 All three ports should be open and flow easily. Crankcase pressure will build up if that is clogged the pressure blows oil up the drain and then the separator is really blocked and the pressure blows after after the dipstick pops up and releases it. Soak it in some solvent if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighterpilot Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 A relatively inexpensive solvent is diesel fuel. Like Indiana said above, soak it for a day or so. And for the hell of it, during the soaking time, occassionally take the seperator out of the diesel fuel, dump the cruddy stuff out, fill it back up and shake it up with your fingers over the openings. Then let it soak some more. For What It's Worth. KEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeintheconquest Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Ken, do you recommend the seperator cleaning for all cars.....even if one is not having any issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 The air flow changes directions while driving. Hot and cold and a sealed can means some condensation and that makes sludge. They would all benefit from a cleaning now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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