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Raymondkwan 01-09-17 10:24 PM

Turbo leak
 
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Is that normal for leaking out from those waste gate joint ?

fendamonky 01-10-17 11:06 AM

No.

IRPerformance 01-10-17 11:52 AM

The oil is leaking out of either your turbo seals or coming from inside the motor. You are seeing it there because there is no seal or gasket where the wastegate pin goes through the manifold. If you pull off your downpipe you should see it in the turbine housing.

h_turbo 01-11-17 09:06 AM

These factory turbos are not rebuildable, right?

evo_koa 01-11-17 09:24 AM

Usually they are rebuildable


Originally Posted by h_turbo (Post 12140582)
These factory turbos are not rebuildable, right?


IRPerformance 01-11-17 09:36 AM

While technically you can rebuild the stock turbos, no reputable turbo rebuilder will do it anymore because they all fail. The extreme heat these units generate warp the housings so the new bearings and seals won't seat correctly, causing premature failure. Your options are to get a know working used set, a set of 99 twins, or best yet a set of BNRs. I can help you with any of these.

h_turbo 01-11-17 02:09 PM


Originally Posted by IRPerformance (Post 12140589)
While technically you can rebuild the stock turbos, no reputable turbo rebuilder will do it anymore because they all fail. The extreme heat these units generate warp the housings so the new bearings and seals won't seat correctly, causing premature failure. Your options are to get a know working used set, a set of 99 twins, or best yet a set of BNRs. I can help you with any of these.

Set of BNR's is what I have my eyes set on as soon as my budget allows. That Silver FD you built has served as inspiration for me.

Raymondkwan 01-11-17 08:38 PM

So it fine that the smoke leak from the pin right ? Those oil is wd40 I put on there for taking the 10 mm bolt for the heat shield

IRPerformance 01-12-17 09:27 AM


Originally Posted by h_turbo (Post 12140654)
Set of BNR's is what I have my eyes set on as soon as my budget allows. That Silver FD you built has served as inspiration for me.

Thanks man. A lot of time and effort was put into that car with the mentality that we wanted to build and improve upon what Mazda intended, yet retain driveability and response. I am a BNR dealer so when you are ready hit me up for the best price.

IRPerformance 01-12-17 09:28 AM


Originally Posted by Raymondkwan (Post 12140780)
So it fine that the smoke leak from the pin right ? Those oil is wd40 I put on there for taking the 10 mm bolt for the heat shield

There should be nothing leaking from there. As I said above, if you are having oil leak externally either the turbo seals are gone, you have an internal engine problem like an oil control ring failure, or other issue such as a failed pcv system. If you are talking about an exhaust leak, then there is a gasket behind that plate there.


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