I hooked up my nice new intercooler for a while today to make sure every thing fit nice. I ran around for about 5 minutes. Then i came back and took the intercooler off and when i took it off, engine oil ran out of the turbo side ic inlet. I don't know where the oil came from, my only guess is the crankcase ventilation is pushing oil up into the intake. Should i be worried? Will this clog my ic?

I supect that the oil is leaking out of the turbo.

i'm trying to be optimistic. The turbo seems to be in very good shape as there is very little play in the shaft and there are no exterior leaks coming off the turbo. Would i see a leak on the outside of the turbo?

Did u say new intercooler or used intercooler?

 

I ask because if its used it might have come off somebody elses car that had a leaking turbo, oil goes in intercooler, doesnt come out until its run again....

its a used intercooler, but its been sitting around for about a month now. I also ran the 200 mph leaf blower through it because i dropped some plastic shavings down it. (sounds bad but i didn't turn it up all the way or have it very close.) I noticed on the stock setup that there would be a little oil on the rubber clamp on the turbo outlet. ???????!!!!!!

If there is excessive oil from the compressor side into the transfer pipe (plenum), check the PCV system.

 

Straight from the FSM.

Rob

I thought i remembered someone saying something about that. The pcv is routed into the intake. Is is possible that the case is pressurizing and forcing oil up into the intake?