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Have read several threads about leaking intercoolers, but none seem to fit exactly what I'm seeing on mine. Saw a decent amount of oil residue and when I pulled the intercooler there were areas of the plastic deformed and a fairly large oil/air leak.
Truck is completely stock (93K miles) so was wondering what root cause of this might be? Just a failure of the component from age? Boost too high, suggesting an issue with the turbo?
CAC boot that connected closest to the damage may have been leaking, but not sure if that could cause that much oil spray?
As a followup, what should I be replacing this with? Mishimoto all metal is what immediately comes to the forefront of my mind but not sure if it's worth the upgrade costs from OEM?
