Oil leak in a very odd place..
Posted: 02 Aug 2012, 22:03
Evening all,
Found a small oil leak from the turbo today. Initially I thought the turbo was gone, and the oil was being dumped down the exhaust.
Took the exhaust off and it's fine, no oil down there at all.
Wiped all the underside of the turbo and around the oil feed and return, fired it up, ran for a few moments, and photographed the turbo from underneath.
Any idea's what could be causing this, does not appear to be from the oil feed.
Could it be a restriction in the oil return? or is it oil seals?
Id have expected the oil to go down the exhaust if the oil seals had failed?
Any idea's??
Thanks Guys
Found a small oil leak from the turbo today. Initially I thought the turbo was gone, and the oil was being dumped down the exhaust.
Took the exhaust off and it's fine, no oil down there at all.
Wiped all the underside of the turbo and around the oil feed and return, fired it up, ran for a few moments, and photographed the turbo from underneath.
Any idea's what could be causing this, does not appear to be from the oil feed.
Could it be a restriction in the oil return? or is it oil seals?
Id have expected the oil to go down the exhaust if the oil seals had failed?
Any idea's??
Thanks Guys