87 5kTQ Intercooler

[Michael Spiers <mikes@specnet.com>]

OK, so I went home last night to do a timing belt in the TQ.  I disconnected
the two hoses to the intercooler, and I found OIL inside!  Or at least
something slimy...  I also found some grit in the lower hose just past where
the intercooler lip was.  Is there supposed to be slimy stuff in there?  How
about the grit?  I thought this was supposed to be just air passing through!
 There wasn't enough oil to make a drip or anything, just the whole intercooler
innerds seemed to be coated with the stuff.  Is this normal?  Also, what do you
do with the intercooler once you get it unhooked?  There is a sensor bolted to
the thing, which I was afraid to fool with.  Right now the intercooler is
resting on my front bumper and roped to the right headlight assembly for
safekeeping.

-Mike
87 5000CS TQ