gabe[7]

i just noticed this morning some smoke was coming from my hood so i take a look and its coming from the turbos and they're leaking i can see oil on the frame too...so what should i check first to figure out where its coming from? Thanks

rx7brandon

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Oil drain tube gaskets
oil line copper washers

MOBEONER

iTrader: (18)

get underneath the car and look at the turbo cartridges if they are wet with oil then i would be the oil feed line.

gabe[7]

ok thanks...i look under and i think it might be one of the drain tube gaskets but ill have a better look tomorrow it was getting dark when i checked...

gabe[7]

well its not the drain tube because its leaking oil onto the downpipe causing the smoking...so it should it be the feed line since that is above the turbo?

unlimitedrotations

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i had a leak like this it was leaking onto the down pipe and smoking when the down pipe got hot and i checked a lot of stuff i when i changed the inlet and outlet oil seals on the turbos it cleared up the problem

gabe[7]

ok well i havent figured out what is leaking but i opened up my airbox and there was oil in there and it was comming from the BOV so i think i have oil in my Y-pipe how did it get there? How will oil get into the compressor? any help is apreciated. thanks

TpCpLaYa

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if the internal seals on the turbos are bad they can leak oil into the intake tract....and throughout the entire system. Some is normal and it may be a separate from the actual leak your inspecting.

rousu

My turbos started leaking oil right after they were rebuilt, and consistently leak about a quart every oil change, calling for the big drip pan. The mechanics could not find any external problem, but that is assuming they really looked.

gabe[7]

well good news and bad...the oil leaks seems to have slowed somewhat for no apparent reason but now i have a boost leak...it will still make full boost at high rpms in 3rd or 4th but not in 2nd and if its in neutral it wont go past like 4.5psi even if i rev to 8000...any help?

BC-FD3S

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my rear turbo had a leak from the oil feel banjo bolt. replaced the copper washers and it was all good.


it's a bit of a pain though...