oil in throttle body help

**drivs** · 2nd March 2011, 18:47

just took the throttle body of to give it a clean as it was a bit oily.and when you look into the throttle body i can see alot of oil in there is this normal or is there a problem.thanks ste

**felixx** · 2nd March 2011, 19:31

Originally Posted by drivs

just took the throttle body of to give it a clean as it was a bit oily.and when you look into the throttle body i can see alot of oil in there is this normal or is there a problem.thanks ste

YES.It's being deposited via the crank case breather/ventilation system.If you want to avoid it have a look at winnie's post."DIY oil catch tank" in the How2 section.This will explain how and why it's happening. FELIXX.

**the-wizard** · 2nd March 2011, 19:43

Quite normal with a lot of modern cars due to manufactures not being allowed to let engines breath to atmos.

**drivs** · 2nd March 2011, 20:11

ok thanks for the replys

**melvin** · 2nd March 2011, 21:27

Originally Posted by felixx

YES.It's being deposited via the crank case breather/ventilation system.If you want to avoid it have a look at winnie's post."DIY oil catch tank" in the How2 section.This will explain how and why it's happening. FELIXX.

hi, I was looking for this in the How2 setion, but cant find it.

**felixx** · 3rd March 2011, 11:14

Originally Posted by melvin

hi, I was looking for this in the How2 setion, but cant find it.

Sorry,I got the wording wrong.Go into the How2 section and search for DIY CDTI Catch Tank,its by winnie 2457. FELIXX.

**winnie2457** · 3rd March 2011, 19:13

It's not in the how 2 section lol but here is the link

Mainly the 1st and last few pages are the ones to read but if you have time it's an interesting 32 page post mate