Oil in Charge Pipe

WylieCoyote · 11-06-2021, 06:25 PM

So for starters... my turbo blew and I am replacing it. I noticed after taking everything off there were some metal flakes(really small) in the oil filter and whatnot. When taking my Charge Pipe off to clean out the intercooler (VRSF 7.5'' stepped) I noticed a decent amount of oil in there. No oil was on the passenger side of the intercooler. I'm a little concerned there may be more issues other than the turbo so I am reaching out just in case someone knows about this.

2011 335I XDrive N55
82,000 Miles
FBO w/JB4 Map 5

edycol · 11-07-2021, 11:14 PM

Do you still have enough oil to send for analysis? If so, elevated copper might point to rod bearings which on N55 are issues if there is brief oil starvation (usually they will granade if OFHG change is botched).

11-06-2021, 06:25 PM	#1
WylieCoyote Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW 335I Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Minnesota iTrader: (0)	Oil in Charge Pipe So for starters... my turbo blew and I am replacing it. I noticed after taking everything off there were some metal flakes(really small) in the oil filter and whatnot. When taking my Charge Pipe off to clean out the intercooler (VRSF 7.5'' stepped) I noticed a decent amount of oil in there. No oil was on the passenger side of the intercooler. I'm a little concerned there may be more issues other than the turbo so I am reaching out just in case someone knows about this. 2011 335I XDrive N55 82,000 Miles FBO w/JB4 Map 5
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edycol Lieutenant Colonel 1552 Rep 1,505 Posts Drives: 2011 328i xDrive Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Colorado Springs iTrader: (0)	Do you still have enough oil to send for analysis? If so, elevated copper might point to rod bearings which on N55 are issues if there is brief oil starvation (usually they will granade if OFHG change is botched).
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