Hey guys, Im getting my car tuned on sat next weekend and so I decided to install A licp and o2 housing today. When I removed the licp I noticed a little bit of really thick oil in the fmic and piping. Whats the deal?

 

Blow by not a huge issue IMO. Going to happen to all vehicles eventually. If you are worried install a catch can.

 

Sweet that makes me feel a little better. I wonder if it was brought on by a lot of high speed runs last night, cause last time I had the pipe off it was just a little residue, now its a little thicker. Im thinking a catch can is in order.

 

Theres a post on this i believe on the first or second page by Dave Buschur.Read it. Make that page 3.

 

it is normal, but the oil WILL compromise IC efficiency.

You should clean it out and get a catch can if you want to prevent it from happening again.

 

i have the same kind of problem. i dont know which catch can to get either. a lot of people say most of them are garbage because they have no filtration systems or anything. which one is the best?warr your input would be great.

 

^same question guys it would be much appreciated

 

Yea unfortunatley blow by is normal for factory turbo vehicles, On the catch can subject. I personally think that any catch can is better than none. I use a JMFabrications one and like it alot..

http://www.jmfabrications.com/catalo...products_id=39

 

i know that there are only like 2-3 catch cans on the market that actually work well with some kind of inner filtration system. others are just pretty much a hollow can, and are worthless and a waste of money.

 

and those 2-3 are????????

 

I only recommend one:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=254942

 

I had a generic catch can for most of the time I owned the car. I added the DC3 about a month ago and I just got done replacing the stock intercooler with a slightly used oem intercooler (in better shape than origional one) and the origional intercooler, LICP, ELBOWS, all has lots of oil!! It would actually have a mild drip!!! Mind you my car has 61K miles, but still a lot even with a generic catch can. Now I will never have the problem again thanks to the DC3!

 

I just bought a greddy catch can for $30, so hopefuly it helps a little.

 

Damn near any catch can will do, just make sure the it is sealed well enough but not too tight and create a small vacuum. I personally like the Weapon R because it sits nicely in the upper strut bar just like it were OEM.. IMO of course... Anyway, running a filter in between and checking after a a few hard runs can help with this as well if you dont want a catch sitting in your engine bay.. good luck

 

if your valve cover vent isnt routed back into the intake then this wont happen, there for no oil in the intercooler.