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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: pauls on 28 November 2013, 10:32:28

Title: oil/water
Post by: pauls on 28 November 2013, 10:32:28

Firstly cant get this pic on here. Could one of you clever people sort it.

I thought I would give the breathers a clean because I keep getting a oily mist over the left hand pipe. When I took them off I notice the oily residue coming out of the throttle body. I have checked for air leaks and cannot find any. I spoke about this before asking why I have oily water sitting in the botton of the bagpipe thingys. and It seems to have stumped everybody. Anybody got any ideas. :-[

http://s1211.photobucket.com/user/savillp/media/0706024.jpg.html (http://s1211.photobucket.com/user/savillp/media/0706024.jpg.html)

Title: Re: oil/water
Post by: Entwood on 28 November 2013, 10:41:15

As requested but its a tad large !!!!!!!

(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc440/savillp/0706024.jpg)

Title: Re: oil/water
Post by: 05omegav6 on 28 November 2013, 10:54:08

I think that is a side effect of a normal, higher mileage engine breathing :y

The vapour/fumes from the crankcase get sucked into the throttle body to be burnt as part of the combustion chamber. These fumes naturally contain oil, which condenses (not the right word) in the breathers/throttle, hence the need for regular cleaning :y

If I get a chance, I'll post a pic of mine, which will either put your mind at ease or frighten the living daylights out of you ;D

Title: Re: oil/water
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 28 November 2013, 22:58:50

Mine gets that too.  :)