# Oil in intake manifold?

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**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [March 31, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-in-intake-manifold/204794 "2010-03-31T06:27:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hycomp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Hycomp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hycomp)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/oil-in-intake-manifold/204794/11 "2010-03-31T10:25:39Z")

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> [@Am I just seeing things in a new light? Or...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/am-i-just-seeing-things-in-a-new-light-or/41992/202):
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> 1 quart in 2000 miles is common for the GMs today. their PCV system blows, pull the pcv line garrenty oil residue is in there

All PCV lines will have at least some oil residue as the air that passes through them is going to have oil vapor.

> [@Jeff95TA"](#):
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> Bowser
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> Could the PCV possibly pull in enough oil before turning it off to fill a 3-car garage with smoke? :dunno:

Did you pull the vehicle in running or did you start it up in the garage and get smoked out? Crappy valve seals could let oil drain into the combustion chambers if it was sitting fir a while and then fired up.

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