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Old 09-17-2009, 09:57 AM
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oil in vias area (intake manifold)

ok i was gonna do the nwp vias delete and once i got the orig viasplate off i noticed oil inside the mainfold... wtf. Is this normal or is there something that needsc replacing. im gonna hold off on the swap until i find out what is happening. any help or thoughts greatly appreciated.
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Old 09-17-2009, 10:05 AM
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I have seen on many post where ppl have said our intakes have alot of blow back. and some ppl install oil catch canisters to take care of this problem.
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Old 09-17-2009, 10:23 AM
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ok so the catch can is for oil in the manifold? that i didnt know. thank you i wonder if it helped out in the fuel economy and performance aspect since adding oil in the air and fuel mixture wont do anything but loss perf and waste gas.
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Old 09-17-2009, 11:22 AM
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ok so i was searching up and down and on google to to find how to install the catch can on the 3.5 and parts needed. unfortunately the pages are 404 or dont go into what needs to be done. can soneone help meout with a link to install and parts...
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