Help!l STS Oil Problem
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Staging Lane
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Litchfield Park, AZ
It probably is filling your pipes with oil aswell,Pull your charge pipe off an see if oil is in it. I was having the same problem with mine when it feeled my pipes couldnt make boost, I was running self contained oil setup, no changing my setup to feed off the engine i believe instead. Hope you figure it out soon.
if it spooled at all, it made it to your intercooler, I had oil all around my throttle body blade in the intake, coming out of the BOV, but none puddled in the IC, but I did put about a 1/2 gallon of gas in there and swished it all around to make sure I got it all out.
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Ft. Irwin, California (But Virginia is home)
I saw the other comment about lack of boost. Check the MAF for oil. It's inevitable once oil gets into the intake. Oil on the MAF resistors will absolutely murder the HP. (It skews the readings of incoming airflow). Clean the intake pipes with rags (use a coat-hangar with a rag attached to a loop on the end for the long pipe along the driver door (like a rifle bore-brush). You can blow out the intercooler with compressed air. Clean the MAF resistors CAREFULLY with a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol.
Your boost + power will return after. (Been there.....done that......)
Yep, the Mocal is a beast compared to the stock STS pump. Much better at scavenging oil. (It's also a lot larger, so you'll have to drill a couple new mounting holes).
I saw the other comment about lack of boost. Check the MAF for oil. It's inevitable once oil gets into the intake. Oil on the MAF resistors will absolutely murder the HP. (It skews the readings of incoming airflow). Clean the intake pipes with rags (use a coat-hangar with a rag attached to a loop on the end for the long pipe along the driver door (like a rifle bore-brush). You can blow out the intercooler with compressed air. Clean the MAF resistors CAREFULLY with a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol.
Your boost + power will return after. (Been there.....done that......)
I saw the other comment about lack of boost. Check the MAF for oil. It's inevitable once oil gets into the intake. Oil on the MAF resistors will absolutely murder the HP. (It skews the readings of incoming airflow). Clean the intake pipes with rags (use a coat-hangar with a rag attached to a loop on the end for the long pipe along the driver door (like a rifle bore-brush). You can blow out the intercooler with compressed air. Clean the MAF resistors CAREFULLY with a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol.
Your boost + power will return after. (Been there.....done that......)
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,501
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From: Ft. Irwin, California (But Virginia is home)
Lol, Cleaning the pipes suck! mine is sitting on the shop floor, An evryone of them have a little puddle by them! It sucks! But found the problem, My check valve was bad that I just bought the other day. 
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