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Old 01-07-14, 08:49 AM
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Question Oil leak: Whats behind the wastgate actuator?
I have an oil leak........... again!!! I cleaned up everything, and ran the engine. Was able to see oil leaking from something behind the wastegate actuator, above the oil pan. I can't see whats behind it. I will have to pull it off, but would like to know what might be leaking that has pressurized oil in that area.

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the OEM turbo oil feed lines , the oil metering pump

although the oil metering pump is a bit moreforward you ccan kinda see it . but i'd check all of those . My oil metering pump was leaking all kinds of oil
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Thanks for the reply. I'll make a post when I discover the exact spot of the leak.
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It looks like the oil metering pump O-Ring was bad. Thanks
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It looks like the oil metering pump O-Ring was bad. Thanks
NP glad you found the issue .
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