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Originally Posted by Todes
...and yes I also was rolling when I read klhansen's post.
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Glad you didn't take that comment the wrong way.
Good photos, BTW. As they say, a picture is worth 1000 words.
On your photo #1949, your pointer is pointing at the bottom of the driver's side intake plenum boot.
And on your photo #1939. YUK!!!
That's from the passenger's side, and there's all kinds of oil drooling down the intercooler boot, turbo spider, and onto the intake plenum boot, which looks like it's also leaking badly. There's some oil back on the turbo pedestal, but more than likely that's from spray from the spider area from the fan blowing the oil vapor back there. From the looks of all that oil spooge, I wouldn't be surprised that it puddled in the valley.
I'd suggest that you clean everything up and then take another look after a day or so's driving.
Did you try tightening the boot clamps? That might help, but a removal, inspection, and reinstall or replacement of the boots seems to me to be in order.
The turbo pedestal oil supply is on the driver's side (background of your pic #1939) but if they were leaking, you'd probably have a bigger lake in the valley. Before tearing into the turbo, I'd deal with those grungy boots.
Here's a pic of the same area of my truck.
I have a little seepage coming from the EBPV actuator, but notice how clean the boots are. There's a little oily dust in the bottom of the valley, but nowhere near what's in yours.
