Puddle Of Oil in turbo intake
06-10-08, 10:05 AM
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Puddle Of Oil in turbo intake
Hi there,
Just took off the air box and flexible pipe to the 1st turbo (standard FD), and had a look into the plastic 90degree elbow that bolts to the primary turbo. There is a small puddle of oil in there.
Any thoughts where this amount of oil has come from? I guess 1st answer would be turbo pack oil seals gone, but they have been off twice – 1st time to replace the seals, 2nd time to have them double checked. The turbo company say there is nothing wrong with them.
I accept that they may well still leaking, but before I go to the expense of replacing them, any other thoughts on where this oil can be coming from? This has got me puzzled!
(BTW, the car only exhibits a thick plume of smoke when it is started – that clears immediately. No other smoke visible at all, at any other time).
Thanks!
Just took off the air box and flexible pipe to the 1st turbo (standard FD), and had a look into the plastic 90degree elbow that bolts to the primary turbo. There is a small puddle of oil in there.
Any thoughts where this amount of oil has come from? I guess 1st answer would be turbo pack oil seals gone, but they have been off twice – 1st time to replace the seals, 2nd time to have them double checked. The turbo company say there is nothing wrong with them.
I accept that they may well still leaking, but before I go to the expense of replacing them, any other thoughts on where this oil can be coming from? This has got me puzzled!
(BTW, the car only exhibits a thick plume of smoke when it is started – that clears immediately. No other smoke visible at all, at any other time).
Thanks!
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