i just noticed that my Synapse BOV was blowing out oil. my entire engine bay is all drenched.

call me crazy but this isnt normal, is it?
any idea on what may have caused this?

 

Maybe the seals are blown or you have a clogged or backed up return line???

 

Just imagine what your engine is inhaling! Oil+Air+Fuel mix. doesn't sound good.

 

Blown turbo oil seal... It seeps into the intake pipes, pressurizes / atomizes when the valve opens.

John

 

HES SUPERCHARGED THOUGH

 

Over oiled intake filter
Mine did it

 

My money is on that as well..

I can't stand the oil filters either.. but we have to just live with it.

If/when you clean your filter, and then reapplying oil to it, the wording in the instruction always make it seem like you need to put more oil on it then you really need.

I've got to the point where after I clean the filter, I just do a single pass of oil spry and call it a day. Have not had any issues.

 

turbo or supercharged, the compresser needs oil. Check your oil return line if its kinked.

also your compresser seals are shot. They need to be replaced. when your at it, you may want to clean all your pipings with hot water and maybe a lil bit of wd-40, but after using wd-40... hot water that sucker good.

 

Fine. Blown SC oil seal. I could have sworn he was turbo, but I guess not...

What blower are you using? Does it have a dedicated oil supply, or does it run off the motor oil?

Intake filter oil is completely different than SC/motor oil. Depends on what type of oil he has all over his engine bay... I assumed motor oil.

John

 

this just recently happened. i replaced my intake filter months back with an AFE but never oiled it.