I pulled the covers to check the compressor belt & then pulled the front cover & looked down in the throttle body with a flash light ( just curious ) noticed some oil at the bottom, is this normal ?? Thanks Kliebert
I pulled the covers to check the compressor belt & then pulled the front cover & looked down in the throttle body with a flash light ( just curious ) noticed some oil at the bottom, is this normal ?? Thanks Kliebert
Oil puddled in the intake is perfectly normal.
On the Optimax, oil is injected into the REED PLATE... and when the engine is tilted up, some of this oil will puddle in the intake.
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Thanks, will this oil get consumed or just stay untill it is removed. Kliebert
The next time the engine is trimmed down (and you accelerate), approximately 90% of this oil will be ingested/burnt.
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