Joewee3.5

I don't know how much oil in the pipes and intercooler are normal. Almost 60k miles on truck. I've read that some is normal.

SkiSmuggs

I had what looked like 1/8 cup in mine when I switched to Wagner at 32k. I've seen some post they were dry though.

Joewee3.5

As many times as I've gone down the track I expected some. Thanks for the response.

cbvet

I know when I drilled the hole in my 12 I didn't have anything come out, that was 20,000 miles. I'll have my ATP intercooler next week and when I pull the factory off I'll see if I have any but I only will have 4,000 miles on it.

Watt-maker

I also have that oily mix in my IC. From what I can tell, it looks to be coming from the crankcase vent on the driverside. Last year when I had the IC TSB performed at the ford dealer, I asked about the oil in there. The ford dealer also believes the oil is from the CCV and is normal. I can tell that just about every powerstroke diesel that I worked on (including my own) had more oil than this in the IC which was also caused by the CCV.

Next oil change I'm going to try Pennzoil ultra to see if that helps any. Currently I use motorcraft syn blend. After chirstmas I will be installing a catch can on the CCV to, hopefully, capture any oil before it is sucked into the turbo and deposited in the IC.

This oil in the IC is the only thing holding me back from drilling a weep hole in the bottom of the IC to help "shudder proof" it. I don't want oil dripping from my truck. When the OEM IC cracked at the bottom, it would leave a 5" puddle every night.

Joewee3.5

ATP is on now. And yeah I think it must have something to do with drivers side cc vent. It's on the drivers side piping. Anyway, thanks for the input. Put my mind at ease and put off turbo purchases.