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09-16-2021, 04:56 AM | #1 |
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Leaking fluid/oil stained J pipe on throttle body connection
Hello all, I'm just curious if this is normal. Never noticed it before, but recently installed the mishimoto charge cooler. Maybe I wiggled the j pipe too much at the throttle body connection? Don't know what the fluid could be except for oil vapor?
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09-17-2021, 07:54 PM | #3 |
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What is it? Have you smelled it to confirm it's oil? Either way-no-it's not normal. Mine after almost 85K was dry/clean. What I want to know is why you didn't change your J pipe when you were in there!
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I tried to take a sample of it, but it's got too much dust caked on I'm assuming it's oil since it looks like it, coolant would've been whiteish and crusty. Don't think it can be any other fluid at that location haha. Yeah I know, I was reading people having issues with the aftermarket ones popping off, so I just left it since it's the cold side and way lower temps than the other side (upgraded charge pipes). I guess I will have to take everything back off eventually and check it out.
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I've seen blow by oil collect some in the J. Mine was very greasy from dried oil vapor but not enough to worry about. Seems the cold side does cause a little vapor catch there. I've never seen a factory J fail so a wipe out with a solvent rag is good enough
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Yeah that's what I was assuming it was too. Yours was greasy on the outside like mine? I'm just thinking maybe I wiggled it too much when installing the charge cooler and now it's a bit loose at the throttle body causing the oil vapor to seep out.
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