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Old 06-16-2009, 06:59 AM
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Help! Oil in air filter!

For some reason my air filter and accordian pipe are covered in oil. What the hell is going on????
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U need a Catch can buddy.... thats whats going on.....
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I bet it looks like this....
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Old 06-16-2009, 12:49 PM
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1. Search is your friend, this has been covered before (many times)


2. catch can can help or you just need to pour the oil in more slowly with a funnel, that will help prevent it from getting into the airbox
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lol bunch of asses lol anyways what you need to do it..
1. get oil catch can or..
2. removet he hose that connects from where you pour the oil and put a little mini filter u can get it at autozone for a couple of buccks, and plug the hole on the accordian intake tube.

clean MAf sensor and replace the filter and clean out the box. should take you a good 45 minutes to do granted you know how to remove the intake box and stuff
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05: did you seriously just call me an ***? C'mon man, just scroll down past the quick reply box and look at the "Similar Threads"

one of them goes back to 2004
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05: did you seriously just call me an ***? C'mon man, just scroll down past the quick reply box and look at the "Similar Threads"

one of them goes back to 2004
Yeah. He's still on my ignore list. And it sounds like there's still a good reason.

To the OP: There is a hose from your oil filler neck to your intake so that extra oil from an overfilled engine would blow out and get sucked in to the intake and burned in the motor. The side effect is that the airbox is lower than the engine intake so when the car is off extra oil ends up dribbling down the intake tube to the airbox and ruining your air filter and possibly dirtying up your MAF. You'll need to clean your MAF sensor and replace your air filter.
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
05: did you seriously just call me an ***? C'mon man, just scroll down past the quick reply box and look at the "Similar Threads"

one of them goes back to 2004
jokingly not literally bro lol why i LAWLED hahah
but you cant dogg people like that bro. yeah you do have a point though there are many related links at the bottom.
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Yeah. He's still on my ignore list. And it sounds like there's still a good reason.

To the OP: There is a hose from your oil filler neck to your intake so that extra oil from an overfilled engine would blow out and get sucked in to the intake and burned in the motor. The side effect is that the airbox is lower than the engine intake so when the car is off extra oil ends up dribbling down the intake tube to the airbox and ruining your air filter and possibly dirtying up your MAF. You'll need to clean your MAF sensor and replace your air filter.
lol ok and that matters to me because..?? maybe i should have made that "DONKEY" comment after your post.
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Guys thank you for your replies. I thought it was just my engine and I panicked and just posted my own thread without thinking of doing a search. Those pics are exactly what mine looks like.

05rx8mazda - could you post a picture of this mini filter? I live in Ireland so haven't a clue about autozone shops. Thanks!
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Search is your friend...

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/oil-catch-can-vs-breather-vs-breather-catch-can-137882/#post2302474
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Is the MAF sensor the box that's attached to the right hand side of the accordian pipe? What can/can't I use to clean it? Would it be OK to disconnect the pipe going from the oil neck to the pipe and just plug both holes?
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S e a r c h !!!
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Can people search for their own answer(s)?

In the old(er) days, people will try to find answers on their own, trial and error whatever. not just copy copy copy copy ...

but these days, people ALMOST ALWAYS wanna copy the others. Googling school work, post a question on forums and hope someone will do the work for them, etc.

sheesh.
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omG! catch can!! S E A R C H ! its not hard.
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There's no need to act the *******. If you took the time to tell me to search it wouldn't have taken any longer to give me a direct answer to my question...
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go to a auto parts and get some electronic spray cleaner. remove the intake box. id wash it down and rinse it out. you can plug that hose (from the oil kneck to the accordian tube) keep the other ones. there is no need to plug those up
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Originally Posted by 05rx8mazda
go to a auto parts and get some electronic spray cleaner. remove the intake box. id wash it down and rinse it out. you can plug that hose (from the oil kneck to the accordian tube) keep the other ones. there is no need to plug those up
or get a longer funnel..

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Originally Posted by swoope
or get a longer funnel..

beers
The funnel I have screws into the filler and it goes down about an inch and a half past that pipe!

@05 - would it have any adverse effects on the car? They must have put it there for a reason??
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