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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 06:04 PM
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Throttle body leaking oil?

Since I came to college, my car doesn't see the same amount of miles it use to, but when I do drive, I drive usually 180-200 miles a trip. Anyway, I don't know if it's where I use to drive like 40 miles one way and now I'm doing 200 or what but I'm leaking oil a lot more than I use to. So I opened the hood to put in some oil, and basically the whole top of the throttle body is covered in what I'm thinking is oil. I put in an airfoil a while ago and saw that I needed a new gasket for the top of it, but Advance didn't have one, so I put it off. Now I need one, so where would I get it? If it's a dealer product only, if someone could get me the part number I'll just order it.

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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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there is no oil that flows through the throttle body, it has to be coming from somewhere else
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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Whatever it is, I still need the number for that gasket, I'm not too worried about the oil right now cause I won't be home till the weekend and I can't work on it till then.
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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you can check shoebox's site

www.shbox.com
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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Found it, I don't know why I didn't look there first, sorry.
Old Sep 18, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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Possibly the PCV fresh air inlet tube from the passenger valve cover is "reverse flowing" due to crankcase pressure and causing the oil in that area.

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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by The Engineer
Possibly the PCV fresh air inlet tube from the passenger valve cover is "reverse flowing" due to crankcase pressure and causing the oil in that area.

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What could I do about that?
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