Oil Leak - Where can it be coming from?!
02-14-03, 06:32 PM
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Oil Leak - Where can it be coming from?!
I have an oil leak but can't figure out where it's coming from. It spurts out whenever I accelerate. At first I thought it was the line to the turbo, but replaced that and it's still leaking. Anyone have any experience with this problem?
. Could you be any less specific? In what general area is the leak coming from?
02-15-03, 11:00 AM
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Is a little leak in these areas normal. FWIW I have seen a car with no leak at all.
Originally posted by maxcooper
Rear main seal, oil filter pedestal, turbo oil lines, etc. can all leak. You've got to take a look to see where the oil is coming from.
-Max
Rear main seal, oil filter pedestal, turbo oil lines, etc. can all leak. You've got to take a look to see where the oil is coming from.
-Max
02-15-03, 12:52 PM
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Oil leaks suck. I have one myself, and I know it's because of the turbos. You can see small amounts of oil in the intercooler elbow. The oil pan is also soaked with a layer of oil. There is so much, I can't pinpoint where it is coming from yet. As soon as the weather clears up, I have to find it.
02-15-03, 02:44 PM
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Oil in your IC pipe doesnt mean your turbos are going bad. There is a vac line that runs from the oil filler neck to the primary turbos intake pipe. Its one of those 2 lines on that intake pipe right in front of the turbos.
Anyway, you get oil blow by into your intake system from that vac line.
Now, this isnt to say your turbos arent bad, just that oil in the IC pipes is not really a hard sign of turbo faliure.
STEPHEN
Anyway, you get oil blow by into your intake system from that vac line.
Now, this isnt to say your turbos arent bad, just that oil in the IC pipes is not really a hard sign of turbo faliure.
STEPHEN
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