blown turbo? tons of oil in ic piping and ic

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alright2020
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my driver side intercooler has a pretty decent amount of oil in it and my car will smoke a good amount every few minutes... im pretty sure the turbos blown. any other ways for me to be burning that oil? all my cyl are ~135psi and hold the pressure so i dont belive it blowby.... anyone care to confirm?


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jbracy7
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only one way to find out. good luck


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Zwicked
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That's about the only way oil can get into the intake piping. Take the hose/pipe off where it joins the turbo and look at the source but it will likely look the same


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