Spitting Oil

[S13240]

Also after a hard run or something my engine shoots out oil out of the pcv hose..any ideas on this also?

BTW I just swapped in this S13 red top sr20det in this past weekend and it's running great. The oil spitting is just what I'm worried with. No smoke either like it's burning coolant/oil.

[SpeedRacer1]

Just replace the clamp to the hose. Where is hose?

[S13240]

The hose is connected to the intake still, but I can see oil leaking out slowly out of one of my intercooler couplings by the sidemount intercooler and my oil level is lower each time I drive the car hard.

How is replacing the clamp to the hose suppose to help any? JW

[SpeedRacer1]

I didnt realize which hose you were refering too. Why dont you get (or make) an oil catch can to capture the oil? Is the oil getting all the way to the throttle body? And are you sure its from the intake and not from the turbo seals going bad?

[S13240]

Good idea about the turbo seals huh? I didn't even think about that...wouldn't my car smoke or wouldn't it smell like oil burning if my turbo seals are bad? I know it'd give me a sign or some sort if the turbo seals were bad and I haven't seen any signs unless the oil spitting problem is the sign of a bad turbo seal if it's not the pcv. I'll have to look into it...since I have an extra turbo sitting in the garage in excellent condition.

The one I'm using has a bit shaft play, the compressor wheel wobbles side to side, but spins freely.

[SpeedRacer1]

I had the problem of bad seals a couple of months ago. Perhaps your compressor seal is bad and the exhaust seal is still fine. This would explain a lack of blue smoke. Just remove the air/oil hose and use a breather filter for awhile. Then clean everything up really well. If your oil returns then it is definately the turbo seals. I had a pool of oil infront of my compressor when the seals went. It was lovely.

[boost_boy]

If your turbo seals were going bad, you would see smoke and smell smoke burning. How much boost are you running? If this thing is spitting oil at stock boost, prepare for a rebuild. More than likely you are experiencing blowby and your rings and or pistons are worn. However, if you are running 15psi plus, then you will see oil flying out if there is no catch can.

[S13240]

If your turbo seals were going bad, you would see smoke and smell smoke burning. How much boost are you running? If this thing is spitting oil at stock boost, prepare for a rebuild. More than likely you are experiencing blowby and your rings and or pistons are worn. However, if you are running 15psi plus, then you will see oil flying out if there is no catch can.

The spitting oil issue actually just disappeared! I'm not sure if that was just extra oil that was being spitted out or something, but it just stopped spitting oil. Weird...no more oil leaking out of intercooler piping anymore!

[SpeedRacer1]

It probably was extra oil if you were getting it from the canister. Do you have a redtop?

[S13240]

Yes I have a red top. And it may have been extra oil in the canister only.

[ItzGenX]

I forgot where I read this, but when your engine surges, oil comes spitting out of the PCV valve on the valve cover and travels into the hose to relieve pressure. The hose leads to the intake so that the engine can digest the regurgitated oil. There's a product that I forgot where I read about and where to get it, but it's a catch can that will catch this oil before it reaches the intake. Oil going into your combustion chamber will lead to carbon deposits and residue, which will in turn cause your engine to detonate if enough oil and deposits build up. The catch can has an indicator on it showing how much oil has built up in it. Also comes with a cap and everything.

[SpeedRacer1]

Maybe you read it in my second post of the thread... Greddy makes one along with a bunch of other companies for about $100. But you can make your own with some tubes and a bottle. Its cheap but gets the job done.

[S13240]

Yes i was thinking about a catch can, probably from Greddy or Cusco. I don't care about the fancy look, I just want something that does its job.

[ItzGenX]

actually i didnt read yours, i went somewhere online and saw physical pics and description of it.