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colintandy:
can anybody tell me what the oil is that comes from the intercooler pipes where it comes from and why!thanks colin

Hightower:
It's from the turbo.  Dunno why, just because it does.

Arightpest:
If you have a look at your rocker cover you will see a little black plastic pot with pipes coming off it if you follow the pipes one goes into the air box this is the reason you have oil in your intercooler fumes from the engine block are passed through the pipes to allow them to be burnt off in the engine, and as you can see in the intercooler it don’t burn them all off? It’s all part of the emissions set up.

Budgie:
It can also be from a leaking seal in the turbo. The turbo has it's own oil feed from the engine oil pump to allow the it to spin freely several thousand RPM without going bang!!  :wink:

colintandy:
thanks fellas was a bit worried of corse it makes sense now had a slight panic on no worries now i guess it pays to take intercooler out and give a good flush out with clean water then about every 6 months ok

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