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Originally Posted by GRIESL
Curious, any resolution to this problem? My car has similar symptoms. My air cleaner is not drenched in oil, so is if fair to rule out the breather dumping oil into the intake. Also, my EGR is disabled, but it looks like it's got a little oil on it as well. But the wastegate looks to be dripping it pretty badly--like it maintains a little pool on the front frame crossmember piece. If I took the air cleaner off and determined whether the turbo impeller had oil on it, would that tell me if it's coming from the intake or from the turbo seal behind the impeller? Any help greatly appreciated.
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Most of the older engines are going to have oil in the actuator. The SD's wastegate actuator had a decent amount of oil inside when I had it apart for adjustment. I believe the oil gets to the actuator via the wastegate hose from the manifold. Over time, oil in the manifold enters the hose and collects in the actuator. Once down there........it's got nowhere to go.
I wouldn't worry about it unless you're anal...........