gasket plenum chamber

[shakey]

Hi, i recently took off the plenum chamber to have a go at polishing it later maybe. The gasket, red paper type one was torn and pretty crappy and there was light film of oil around it.
Went to Holden and the new gasket is a metal and rubber one (about $40 bucks). Went home cleaned off old gasket, which was pretty stuck in places. Slapped new one on.
Took pl chamber off the other day, its been about a month to have a look. Gasket is still good but there was oil again around it.
Should i have put a gasket goo as well. Does a little bit of oil matter.
Cheers.

 

[monaro327]

where are you finding oil?? sure it's not oil coming from the pcv system?

 

[shakey]

Gday monaro327, picture the pl chamber taken off, now you are looking at the two gaskets ontop of the v6 side by side. The six chambers (air intake?) there is oil around there. The pl ch sits flush on this.
Dont think its the pcv, but im gonna take a better look at it again.
Thanks mate.

 

[PaulSV6]

Got any pics?
There shouldnt be any oil in or around the air intake.

 

[andyman]

Got any pics?
There shouldnt be any oil in or around the air intake.

oil can build up in around the intake from the pcv

 

[shakey]

Will do pics tomorrow. Thanks

 

[monaro327]

if your the sort to explore to upper area of the rev range i'd bet it's just the pcv putting a bit of oil through your intake.

 

[shakey]

Hang on that makes sense. So a little film of oil from pcv is no problem? Even with gasket goo oil would still turn up. Thanks thanks.

 

[monaro327]

mate if you push your car hard oily vapour is going to be vented from the crank case into the intake and incoming air is going to carry it all through your intake manifold and runners. over time the vapour wuill build up into a oily film.

 

[PaulSV6]

oil can build up in around the intake from the pcv

I was told that wasnt the case, im proven wrong.