Re: Milky substance in oil...

[Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu>]

Oil in the intake is very much acceptable. Don't worry in the least. We
have wet pcv systems. Maybe for upper cylinder lubrication (I suspect). A
lot of the oil comes in fore of the air filter on cis 10 vt cars. Don't
know where the pcv dump is on the 20 vt. There is a certain amt of wicking
of the turbo's oil seals, esp. under boost. The milky white could just be
normal moisture in the intake.



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*Steve                                       Sachelle Babbar
*'84  5ksT 1.6-2.0 bar                    <SBABBAR@IRIS.NYIT.EDU>
*Cockpit adjustable wastegate, AudiSport badge
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*Disclaimer:"Any information contained herein is based purely on my own
*personal experience and may not necessarily reflect yours. Use caution as
*your results may vary from mine."
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On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Sargent Schutt wrote:

> Well, spring is around the corner, and $#!+ creek is flowing again...
> 
> When pulling off my michelin man IC hose, I found it full of oil. That alone
> is disconcerting. Worse, the oil accumulated in the first couple 'ribs' had a
> milky white color.  
> 
> I recently switched to 10-w30 from 20-w50 for a trip up into the mountains
> (48" of fresh powder whoo-hooo!). All dino oil, never synth (not starting the
> thread here!). 
> 
> Checked the dipstick. Oil has 1k miles on it. Looks new, no milky color there.
> 
> So what is the deal. Could high boost at higher altitudes have lead to
> overspooling the turbo and thereby caused this? Coolant leak? Where to start
> looking? IC leaking? Turbo coolant leak? Boost has not changed, though. I fear
> I may be having another upgrade opportunity? The car was good for 150+ uphill
> (straight desert road, no signs of life for many miles in any direction;
> flames off please). Possibly a related injury?
> 
> Any insight much appreciated!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Sarge
> 
> 91 200q TAP, bilstein/eibach, etc
>