Oil residue in Intake Manifold??

[RVAzhp]

So I was recently replacing the lower intake boot on my car...again...and noticed the upper intake boot had also failed...so its time for that one too.

anyways, i removed the DISA and noticed some oil residue on it and there is some minor oil residue in the intake manifold right there. it's not crazy, but you do notice it in there.

The car drinks a fair bit of oil, but it's not my daily...i've driven like 2-3k miles the past year and gone through like a quart and a half of oil. The car noticeably smokes at startup in cold weather, but once it's warmed up and been driven for it a bit it goes away and is normal. I've had it in the shop for various other issues and no one has ever noted it running bad or the smoking issue, i even had them look for oil leaks last time and they said it looks fine...

some research says it might be the intake manifold gasket? i've replaced the CCV & the oil filter housing gasket like 3-4 years ago and 20-30k miles ago. Any help would be great...i'll post some pictures from the app here shortly.

thanks,

-tito.

[RVAzhp]

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Here are some pictures.


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[Oli77]

I thought this was normal, my disa also was caked with is that stuff. I think this is part of the system that uses the ccv to recycle some fumes and burn them or bring the oil back to the dipstick.

[ELCID86]

Looks pretty normal to me.


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[wsmeyer]

Looks like a normal amount to me as well.

[RVAzhp]

Thanks guys [emoji8][emoji8][emoji8] good to know, wasn't aware there were normal amounts [emoji16]


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[danewilson77]

I thought this was normal, my disa also was caked with is that stuff. I think this is part of the system that uses the ccv to recycle some fumes and burn them or bring the oil back to the dipstick.


Looks pretty normal to me.


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Looks like a normal amount to me as well.
Yeeeeep.

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[RVAzhp]

Dope.

Also, for some reason this forum is blocked on my work network (most forums aren't), which is why I hardly ever post here. Only time I'm really on is with the App


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[ELCID86]

Dope.

Also, for some reason this forum is blocked on my work network (most forums aren't), which is why I hardly ever post here. Only time I'm really on is with the App


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I had that issue for a while then it stopped. Kind of a pain...


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[yura]

Dope.

Also, for some reason this forum is blocked on my work network (most forums aren't), which is why I hardly ever post here. Only time I'm really on is with the App


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The forum must match some prohibited keywords - I'd guess "mafia" is the culprit.