Should I start worrying?

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Xcessiv

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• May 15, 2008

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My 1 year Vortech old installation started leaking this week. I noticed some oil on my garage floor, there's oil coming out of my filter.

I took the boost pipe out and took some pictures:

Oil on the floor, after 1 week not driving it:

Video:
http://www.xcessiv.net/Vortech.wmv

The sound is similar to what it was after installation. This is after around 5 000 miles and ~40 quarter mile races. What worries me is that a friend of mine ordered the same kit, from the same shop, at the same time, and had to return it to Vortech due to a bad seal after only a few hundred miles.

Should I start worrying or if I just need a catch can? I didn't register the unit when I bought it, so I'm out of the 1 year warranty.

Thank you.
Yan

 

deftsound

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May 15, 2008

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• May 15, 2008

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Mine does the same thing and it just got rebuilt a couple months ago, thats probably just normal blow-by...we all get that, mine comes out of the filter very slowly like that as well

 

CTGrey02

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Mines 5 or 6 years old now and while there's SOME residue, it's no where near that bad. I've never had anything in the MAF like that.

 

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CTGrey02 said:

Mines 5 or 6 years old now and while there's SOME residue, it's no where near that bad. I've never had anything in the MAF like that.

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Do you have a catch can?

 

deftsound

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• May 15, 2008

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CTGrey02 said:

Mines 5 or 6 years old now and while there's SOME residue, it's no where near that bad. I've never had anything in the MAF like that.

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MAF? He didnt even take a picture of the MAF....

 

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i would install a oil seperator to catch blow by and see if it still does it if you dont already have one.

 

the98stang

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May 17, 2008

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• May 17, 2008

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hmm...shouldn't be leaking THAT much. If it's still under warranty just take it back for a rebuild.

 

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May 18, 2008

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• May 18, 2008

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A quick update...

I cleaned everything (discharge tube, boost pipe, filter, MAF) and installed 2 catch cans: 1 on each side.

After a 5 km ride and 4 full accelerations from 30 to 80 mph:
- there are 2-3 ml of oil inside the passenger catch can
- the catch can on the driver side is empty
- the discharge tube is bone dry
- there was 1 ml of oil on the joint between the boost pipe and the Vortech inlet. Could the supercharger still contain a few ml of oil from the previous mess or if it means it's leaking?

I'll keep you updated.