Oil in my intake tube?
 

I took my intake horn off today and noticed some oil in my intake tube. I was wondering if my turbo is going bad or if it might be something else?

Is it an oiled filter? If so you are putting too much oil on it and that could be the cause. All depends on if it is motor oil of filter oil.

If not you have a seal leaking inside the turbo housing, this can be very bad, if enough oil gets ingested by the motor it can cause a run away. Also the turbo is not get lubricated like it needs to be.

Its an oiled filter but I haven't cleaned it for a while so I don't think that's it and its black oil so that's why I think it might be motor oil.

I would take the intake off the turbo inlet and do some investigating.

I took it off and it looks clean but on the back side of the turbo its wet.

May have to remove the compressor housing and take a look.

Not sure what you mean by back side. ...

if you have motor oil on the compressor side you have a bad seal on your turbo, this can caused by just only the seal or you have excessive play in the compressor seal causing the leak, but in any case if its motor oil it needs to be fixed. The motor oil can eventually plug your intercooler and cause a boot to blow or destroy the compressor wheel shaft. If you replace the turbo it would be wise to have the intercooler cleaned to prevent any issues in the future.

I am thinking about having the turbo rebuilt is there any way to clean the intercooler without removing it from the truck?

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What I mean by back side is that the back side and bottom of the compressor housing has got oil on it.

no because then the cleaning solution will settle into the bottom of the inter cooler and their is no plug. Their are rebuild kits but unless you are doing it your self the cost of having it done is probably as much as buying a new one.

I found a place that will rebuild it for $375 is that to much?

Well my guess of it costing as much as a new turbo was wrong, its 100-150 for the kit, and it takes 2-4 hours to rebuild at $80 an hour (Assuming) So thats not to bad, as long as the exhaust and compressor housings are ok.

I think everything is ok it's just leaking some oil but not making any noise so I figured I better do it asap.

Believe this or not a dirty air filter (almost clogged) can cause oil in the intake side of the turbo. Most liking not your problem if you have a lot in there. Also be careful a bad turbo leaking oil can cause run-away.

oil leaking into the intercooler is very bad. like has been said can cause a runaway and the only way to stop it is shut off supply off. knowing what i know now i would not drive one like that. very good chance of scattering the motor. :hellox:

Will the intercooler come out without unhooking the ac condenser and what would be the best thing to use to clean the intercooler?

Not sure on the condenser but the best way to clean it is soak it in hot water with Dawn dish soap, keep rinsing with hot water and resoaking with fresh soap till it's clean. Some will say any dish soap will work but don't buy into that, try washing greasy hands with the other brand, then try dawn and you'll see what I mean. The bathtub is good for soaking your intercooler if it dosn't get you killed :w2: :c:

you should be able to pull the intercooler out of the way if you remove the top support.