sptsailing
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2010
- Location
- Safety Harbor, FL
- TDI
- 2006 Jetta Manual, stock with Panzer Plate & Franko6 modified EGR cooler & CAM
So my 2006 BRM is running great, except it stinks. Upon investigation, I have found that the turbo air intake is dripping small amounts of oil onto both the exhaust tube leading the the oil cooler and the exhaust pipe itself. It used to drip on an air tube leading from the exhaust manifold to the air filter housing, but as I live in Florida, I had removed all of these cold weather parts. My guess is that at a minimum, I need to replace the rubber o-ring at the connection between the connector and the turbo, but I am puzzled as to the amount of oil traveling from the cylinder head cover to the intake air assembly. Is this normal? The lower charge air pipe had no appreciable levels of oil in it other that a film. The oil present in the air intake clearly reveals that the offending oil originates from the cylinder head cover (valve cover), so I am guessing that an oil catch can could cure my current odor issues.
I solicit comments from members having solved this particular issue, and am also interested in hearing about successful oil catch can installations on BRM engines.
The amount of oil loss from the crankcase appears to be almost negligeable. but the small amount hitting the hot exhaust parts do create odors. I am going to replace the rubber o-ring that contacts the turbo from the air intake, as it is the original, as that may actually solve the issue.
I solicit comments from members having solved this particular issue, and am also interested in hearing about successful oil catch can installations on BRM engines.
The amount of oil loss from the crankcase appears to be almost negligeable. but the small amount hitting the hot exhaust parts do create odors. I am going to replace the rubber o-ring that contacts the turbo from the air intake, as it is the original, as that may actually solve the issue.
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