Oil in upper intake

[66gt350]

Well, what started off as replacing the v-belt with a serpentine belt has grown into a life of it's own. I figured I might as well finish off the main computer wiring harness. For easy access, I yanked the upper intake. I yank the top lid off the upper to get to the two middle bolts, and what do I see: Oil pooled all over the upper runners. The only place that I can think that it can be coming from is the pvc. So, I guess it's off to the parts store tomorrow to get a new one...

 

[daveSanborn]

Sorry for not chiming in sooner.....

On the BBK EFI system...... oil puddled in the upper intake is normal. I talked to BBK tech guys about the very same thing a year or so ago. On traditional EFI uppers the runners all angle downward and any oil would be burned off. On the BBK upper there are "low points".... a lot of them.... that prevent the oil from draining into the lower intake and burning off.

There's nothing wrong with your PCV system and you're fine to continue operating.

 

[66gt350]

Thanks Dave. Dang a lot of oil gets trapped up there, cause there some serious puddles and I've only put less than 1000 miles on the car since putting on the intake.

I guess that I'll just have to do some hard cornering to slosh the oil around to burn it off!! :craz :craz

 

[daveSanborn]

Dang a lot of oil gets trapped up there, cause there some serious puddles

Yep, that's exactly what I was thinking when I first saw it too. According to BBK it is perfectly normal and nothing to be concerned about.