Turbo oil leak
10-26-13, 04:47 PM
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Turbo oil leak
Purchased a hybrid turbo from someone on the forums that I was never used. The turbo is an air research chra, compressor, turbine wheel and compressor housing. I purchased as it was a bolt on fit but the chra was spun 180 degrees that was fixed I then mounted my stock oil feed and drain lines (no restricter) and the turbo was leaking oil so I replaced the lines. They were replaced with a -4an feed line with a restricter flange and a -10 an drain. The oil leaks around the exhaust housing ad the chra, the plate that covers the internal wastegate and a little at the down pipe flange. Did I damage the turbo the few starts I did before changing the lines or is there something I may be over looking?
10-26-13, 06:03 PM
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Well buying a used turbo is like buying a JDM engine from Ebay.
You don't know how it was run or if it is even usable until you install it.
Then when you do install it,it leads to the question: is it installed correctly.
Clocking the turbo should not have hurt anything.
Logan,just for info,PM me the seller's name.I am curious.
Please do not post it in this section.No blame has been established.(and it is not the section to do so anyways.Thanks.)
You don't know how it was run or if it is even usable until you install it.
Then when you do install it,it leads to the question: is it installed correctly.
Clocking the turbo should not have hurt anything.
Logan,just for info,PM me the seller's name.I am curious.
Please do not post it in this section.No blame has been established.(and it is not the section to do so anyways.Thanks.)
10-26-13, 11:44 PM
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And to give you an idea of how much is leaking and my clean turbo oil drain it has only run maybe four or 5 times.
Last edited by Logan Reinisch; 10-26-13 at 11:57 PM.
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Purchased a hybrid turbo from someone on the forums that I was never used. The turbo is an air research chra, compressor, turbine wheel and compressor housing. I purchased as it was a bolt on fit but the chra was spun 180 degrees that was fixed I then mounted my stock oil feed and drain lines (no restricter) and the turbo was leaking oil so I replaced the lines. They were replaced with a -4an feed line with a restricter flange and a -10 an drain. The oil leaks around the exhaust housing ad the chra, the plate that covers the internal wastegate and a little at the down pipe flange. Did I damage the turbo the few starts I did before changing the lines or is there something I may be over looking?
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