oil in my SSI's

[Bravo]

I just removed my SSI's and found there to be some oil in the air chamber. Not the exhaust pipes but the chamber that heats the air for the car. How is this possible??? and WTF should I do about it. This project keeps getting deeper and this one really is goofy. any I deas or a similar story would be great.

Dean

[ischmitz]

Dean,

If your engine leaks oil onto the straight section of the three pipes it will happily make its way into the air chambers. Or someone badly spilled oil while filling oil without a funnel. I had engine degreaser/water getting in there resulting in some funky white smoke for the first 10 minutes. Scared me to death first.

I would try to clean it out with lot's of hot water and degreaser. Otherwise it'll make its way into the cabin when you turn your heat on...

[Bravo]

Well that is a great explanation because my engine was leaking oil from the straight section- thas a good enough answer for me thanks alot!

Dean

[VincentVega]

You could also take them to a machine shop and have them put in the 'hot tank' to clean them out. It's basically a dish washer for engine parts, does a real nice job.

[MBAtarga]

You could also buy some new ones and send those to me...