a few weeks ago i helped a neighbor with her cruze. the wastegate actuator was full of oil, the throttle body was full of oil, the charge pipes were full of oil and the intercooler also had oil. reading this forum it seems like several others have this problem also.
racer X has this Sonic Catch Can | Racer X Fabrication
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if you remove the intake boot (from the air filter) and look down in you will see an oil stain coming from the PCV hose and leading into the turbo impeller. oil is obviously making it past the valve cover baffle.
thanks XtremeRevolution for the photo
i replaced the PCV hose to incorporate a catch can, this is the corrugated hose i am referencing
thanks TheGoonie11 for the photo
first thing to do is remove the PCV hose from the turbo and intake.
to remove the PCV hose from the turbo and squeeze the ribbed areas on the connector and pull.
thanks XtremeRevolutionfor the photo
pull the wire spring clip until it clicks to stay open. carefully twist and pull up to remove.
carefully open the retaining clips along the passenger side of the valve/cam cover, you may have to cut tape to free the PCV hose. removing the small daughter hose is not needed as it will stay in place.
when you have the PCV hose off the vehicle you will need to cut the connectors free from the PCV hose
thanks TheGoonie11 for the photo
next push 5/8 hose over the PCV connectors. this will require some effort.
next find a place to mount the catch can. i chose the passenger side strut tower. on my car there was 3 holes drilled into the strut tower. i used a UNI-bit to open the holes up to accept the bolts needed to fasten the catch can to the strut tower. make sure you have enough room under the catch can to open the valve. i put a piece of rubber between the catch can and the strut tower
the fittings that came with the catch can were smaller than 5/8. i decided to use adapter to go from 9/16 to 5/8
i put the adapters on the catch can side because the PCV connectors are plastic and i do not want to stress them.
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1 week of catch can - drained into soda can
View attachment 271181
i put the fluid into a jar to observe
after 4 hours of sitting
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close up after 4 hours
racer X has this Sonic Catch Can | Racer X Fabrication
i am frugal (eg: CHEAP) so i order this off of ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-...714567&hash=item546c29f406:g:p0QAAOSwWVFcveom
if you remove the intake boot (from the air filter) and look down in you will see an oil stain coming from the PCV hose and leading into the turbo impeller. oil is obviously making it past the valve cover baffle.
thanks XtremeRevolution for the photo
i replaced the PCV hose to incorporate a catch can, this is the corrugated hose i am referencing
thanks TheGoonie11 for the photo
first thing to do is remove the PCV hose from the turbo and intake.
to remove the PCV hose from the turbo and squeeze the ribbed areas on the connector and pull.
thanks XtremeRevolutionfor the photo
pull the wire spring clip until it clicks to stay open. carefully twist and pull up to remove.
carefully open the retaining clips along the passenger side of the valve/cam cover, you may have to cut tape to free the PCV hose. removing the small daughter hose is not needed as it will stay in place.
when you have the PCV hose off the vehicle you will need to cut the connectors free from the PCV hose
thanks TheGoonie11 for the photo
next push 5/8 hose over the PCV connectors. this will require some effort.
next find a place to mount the catch can. i chose the passenger side strut tower. on my car there was 3 holes drilled into the strut tower. i used a UNI-bit to open the holes up to accept the bolts needed to fasten the catch can to the strut tower. make sure you have enough room under the catch can to open the valve. i put a piece of rubber between the catch can and the strut tower
the fittings that came with the catch can were smaller than 5/8. i decided to use adapter to go from 9/16 to 5/8
i put the adapters on the catch can side because the PCV connectors are plastic and i do not want to stress them.
View attachment 271169
1 week of catch can - drained into soda can
View attachment 271181
i put the fluid into a jar to observe
after 4 hours of sitting
View attachment 271183
close up after 4 hours