Oil on BOV

[mattchow88]

sr20det blacktop Is this going to be normal if i dont have a catch can? I have a hose connecting the back of the engine to one side of the T on the valve cover and then the other side to the intake?

[bersh240]

having a tiny bit of oil in your bov is normal for a journal bearing turbo with a few miles on it..
but thats alottt of oil..
your turbo seals are going bad.

does your car smoke at all?

[mattchow88]

Its hard to tell i just have a open down pipe, It smells rich as s*** all the time.

[S14toRPS13]

It's blow-by and it's normal regardless of what type of turbo you have.

[Razi]

Get a catch can.

[mattchow88]

Get a catch can.

What are some good reasons to? Besides not puting oil in the intake

[EnjoiNismo]

Blow by is normal.
Put a sock over it. Thats what I did.

[Razi]

Get a catch can.

What are some good reasons to? Besides not puting oil in the intake

Well, that coat of oil will turn black and all yucky.
Is this blow-by normal for just SR's?
My KA-T doesn't have any blow by oil coating my intake.

[S14toRPS13]

Anytime there's enough pressure inside in the engine; combustion chamber and crankcase, it can result in blowby. It's not just SR's that have this problem. I think the reason you see SR guys bring this issue up a lot more is because most SR guys are driving around on turbo engines that have been boost extremely high for nearly 2 decades.

[Razi]

Hmm true.
And with my KA-T I rarely go into boost in the first place.

[S14toRPS13]

Hmm true.
And with my KA-T I rarely go into boost in the first place.

Also, the valve cover breather tube and hose on the KA are connected closer to the throttle body. So if there's any blowby, you wouldn't see it in most of the intake piping.

[mattchow88]

Blow by is normal.
Put a sock over it. Thats what I did.

A sock? is that a specialty item they make or are you refering to the foot type

[costa_rican13]

i would use a 100% wool kind of sock!

[EnjoiNismo]

Blow by is normal.
Put a sock over it. Thats what I did.

A sock? is that a specialty item they make or are you refering to the foot type

Foot sock yo!
Obviously a child sock or baby would work better and look less tacky haha.

[mattchow88]

hmm since i work at a powersports dealer ill look into something that might be a little less tacky. no offense to anyone driving around with 1 sock on there foot and 1 on there bov.lol
ill keep you posted if i find something.