Author Topic: HOLY SHITE, A Lot of water in my throttle body (Read 2831 times)

rennen · « **on:** February 25, 2010, 05:12:29 PM »

WTF???

Just rebuilt the top end including a head gasket. Deleted the mess under the intake. Yesterday I was driving and the intake boot (in between the Maf and the throttle body) cracked big time. Barely made it home with a lot of dying along the way.

So today I drive to the stealer to get another boot and when I go to replace it, I find a TON of water (clear water) pooled in my throttle body. The valve cover breather that connects to the boot showed signs of milky oil. So I took off the oil filler cap (traces of white milk), then pulled the dipstick (again faint traced of milk).

Please help!!!

DesktopDave · « **Reply #1 on:** February 25, 2010, 05:56:10 PM »

Don't panic yet. Condensation can cause that. Especially after a big vac leak like you had. My vote is to replace the boot and run it gently for a while, then see how it goes.

rennen · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2010, 06:25:24 PM »

Well that's reassuring.

It looks like the level is down just a bit, but it looks more like remnants of water, not full on milk.

Do you think I'll need to replace the oil right away, or just monitor it. I dont want that milk crap getting the rod bearings hot.

Choking Hazard · « **Reply #3 on:** February 25, 2010, 06:46:22 PM »

I think i would run a change with dyno oil (cheaper) now, and see if it builds up again.

rennen · « **Reply #4 on:** February 25, 2010, 06:54:23 PM »

Dyno Oil?

4banger · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2010, 08:47:24 PM »

dino oil=conventional oil. you know that shit out of the ground made from rotten dinosaurs.

rennen · « **Reply #6 on:** February 25, 2010, 08:50:26 PM »

Word! I am running fossil oil in it right now, since I planned on changing it after a hundred miles or so to flush out anything.

I'll run it for a bit and sitch to Synthetic 5-40 or so