OK HERES THE STORY I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR A MONTH AND HAVNT DROVE IT MUCH SINCE I BOUGHT IT, BECUACE IT NEEDS TO BE TUNED IT HAS A T4 TURBO SET UP ON IT, THE GUY I PURCHASED IT FROM TOLD ME IT WAS NEW THE OTHER DAY I STARTED IT UP I DO THIS TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK JUST TO KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED UP AND TO KEEP EVERYTHING WORKING CORRECTLY ,ANYHOW WHEN I STARTED IT I NOTICE FAINT SMOKE COMING FROMG THE TURBO AND IT HAS NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE SO AS I LOOKED MORE I SAW OIL DRIPPING DOWN ONTO THE CROSS MEMBER AREA IT IS ACTUALEY LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE TURBO IM NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS IT JUST STARTED TO DO THIS IT HAS NEVER GAVE ME ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW WONDERING IF THE TURBO WILL NEED TO BE REBUILT OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE FIXED AND I CAN BE ON MY WAY. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE HELPFUL.

 

First, turn off caps lock. Second, check the oil feed and drain lines for leaks.

 

OK heres the story i have had this car for a month now havnt drove it much since i
bought it, because it needs to be tuned. It has a t4 turbo set up on it, the guy i purchased it from told me it was new, the other day i started it up, i do this two or three times a week just to keep the battery charged up and to keep everything working correctley.I started it up i noticed faint smoke coming from the turbo and it has never done that before so as i looked, i saw oil dripping down onto the cross member area ,it is actualey leaking from the rear of the turbo im not sure what is causing this, it just started to do this it has never gave me any problems until now im wondering if the turbo will need to be rebuilt or is this something that could be fixed and i could be on my way. any advice would be helpful.
And both the oil lines are tight that are going to the turbo no leaks there!

 

This should be a little better to read than the previous post ,sorry about that!

 

The dripping is most likely unburned fuel. The engine runs very rich during cold starts and if that's the only time the engine was run for a month then it's likely your turbo is full of fuel. I'd get the car tuned before I'd rebuild the turbo. I've had this same problem.

 

Thanks for the info,Yeah eveytime i start it up it smells like unburnt fuel and it will burn your eyes out lol so i no everything needs to tuned to be right i have the haltech e8 system.

 

first... determin if its oil or fuel.

 

where exactly is it leaking from? can you take a picture?

 

Clean the area fairly well so you can tell exactly where it's coming from. I had the hard line on the top of the turbo (oil input) fail on me a couple times, it cracked right at the weld between the little bent pipe and the flange that bolts to the turbo.

 

unless you can get detailed photos then this thread is useless. it's up to you to try and find a leak and then if you need help figuring out what to do about it then no one here knows what or where your car is leaking.

 

I will take pics of the area where it is leaking at and post them.

 

Give that drip a whiff too.

 

Ok will do.

 

Ok took a pic from where it is leaking at, it just started leaking last week like this and i have had the car a month now with no issues until now the turbo is brand new with less than 800 miles on it so i doubt the turbo is bad,hopefully this is something minor thats not going to cost alot to fix!

 

That picture sucks. The leak looks like its coming from up underneath the center part (cartride) of the turbo. It might be coming from the oil return fitting. I see red high temp silicone on the fitting. Maybe someone forgot to replace the paper gasket and left it off. Maybe the return fitting flange is warped from overtorquing the two 12mm bolts that hold it on. Maybe the leak is coming from the hotside of the turbo where it bolts to the center cartride. Maybe the hot side of the turbo is full of oil and has so much inside it's level with that flange where it bolts to the cartride and the oil is leaking out of that area from the exhaust pressure.

Get under the car with a flashlight and take some better quality pictures.

Personally I would never buy a modified car because usually the quality of the work done sucks and that's why is being sold.

 

Thanks for the advice, sorry for the picture my camera isnt the best, I'll try and take some better ones here soon.