kkswow12

when looking at the engine straight on there is oil kind of seeping on the IM in the middle by the hoses/clamps... am I seeing blow by from the AOS? and when I look down in the area under the IM I see wetness... what's going on in there? I want to get in there and fix this, hopefully this is something within my realm, tia as always, kk

kkswow12

i know i can't be the first to have this happen...

user 72902

Can you post a picture? It would help others diagnose.

kkswow12

yes, I am going to try that today, my new phone is messin with me...

Macster

Put down the phone and grab a camera.

kkswow12

well, that's an idea but I am already having problems getting pictures into the computer with a device that is supposed to make all this child's play and its kickin my a$$...we'll see what I can do , be right back...

kkswow12

well, maybe, its like vegas...

kkswow12

ok, now I will go and try to resize, geeeeez, everything is SUCH a cluster with ...the price you pay I guess

kkswow12

better? I hope...ok. the same oil coating is on the other side of the MAF, and you can't see but there is more under the intake, though no pooling, just wetness

kkswow12

hey, did you guys see the pics I put up maybe 20 minutes ago that were 3 times the size of these? did they get taken down? or did I just imagine posting them... no, I did post them, there were 5, must be in some kind of zone...

kkswow12

just looking at the 3rd pic and the small horizontal wire or hose, whatever, is wet ...

kkswow12

ok i'll tell you, it is the dreaded AOS, dreaded because I will probably end up doing this in house, since I hear it is kinda spendy, I will now STFA and see what I am up against...it will only make me stronger...thanks everyone

Macster

Could be the AOS. Is the oil level ok? At the max line is ok but if it is over...

How does the engine run/idle?

With the engine idling can you unscrew and remove the oil filler tube cap?

With my first AOS I removed the throttle body and found it wet inside with oil. The hose from the AOS connected to the intake directly behind the TB and there was a puddle of oil at this connector.

The second failure the engine just smoked after a cold start and keep on smoking for around a minute. I turned the engine off for knew then the AOS was bad.

kkswow12

hmmm, I thought I answered this...am I losing it? this is the second post in this thread that has disappeared. anyway, oil level is fine, I bar below full and hasn't moved in at least a couple thousand km's, haven't tried the oil filler cap yet, idles/runs fine, no smoke...

should I not drive it till I fix this? and can someone tell me what it might cost at the dealer? my friend who's is a tech at PZ says if it were a tiptronic the engine would have to be lowered/removed, and as it isn't I will probably do this myself with the help of the DIY on renntech...thank you for that

cup997laurent

I made the AOS change myself on a 997-1 C4S three days ago, it's not so difficult but you need small hands....
The Pelican parts DIY is helpful . It takes 3 hours with a friend help.