Decided to change my
AOS
(OE
Porsche
part) since it is probably original with 150k miles on the odometer. Install went fine about a month ago and I opted to reuse the original crankcase breather hose. I did notice that the 3 way breather hose was stiff and didn't quite click into place. Probably due to the gaskets being old.
About a couple weeks later I noticed the oil level dropped a bar. No significant smoke on startup. There is definitely some fresh oil that made it's way into the
IPD plenum
. I ordered a new breather hose and 3 way hose. Could a air leak from one of the hoses cause oil to make its way past the
AOS
and into the plenum or is it possible that the new
AOS
failed? I am going to disassemble the plenums and do a good clean out. Just wondering if I need to return the
AOS
for another one.
These are the parts I ordered.
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Have you considered measuring the crankcase vacuum using a
manometer
at the oil filler
cap
? Excessive vacuum would indicate a failing
AOS
. Low vacuum would indicate an air leak.
-RobT
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I guess what I am wondering is if it's more likely that the new
AOS
simply failed or if the crankcase hoses caused oil to blow past into the plenum. Debating if I could just clean out the newly replaced
AOS
or if I should go ahead and replace it again as I install all of the new crankcase hoses.
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I'm guessing that if one of the hoses is leaking (low vacuum) it would not draw oil into the intake. A failing
AOS
can cause high vacuum leading to increased oil being sucked through the intake.
-RobT
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AOS
a PIA
Porsche
thing; welcome to it.
Easy enough to take out and put it in. First time took about 30 mins. Going to try and just clean up the oil that made its way past the
AOS
and install new hoses. I'm thinking the vacuum leak is the culprit.
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I replaced the
AOS
and ended up breaking the lower vacuum hose. That hose was a pain to replace, later on I ended up breaking the upper hose! they snap so easily. does the engine sound the same? when I had that vacuum leak my car was idling really bad.
this was from a bad AOS leak!