Turbo is leaking oil????

Steve Jensen sjensen at mindspring.com
Tue Oct 24 23:58:53 EDT 2000


Earlier, Tim said:
<<I had posted a message about 2 weeks ago in regards to my oil lines
leaking. That problem has since been remedied.... well I think there was
more to the problem than first appeared. I've discovered that my turbo is
also leaking some oil from it....>>

If the seals are leaking, you'll see puffs of smoke out of the tailpipe.
OTOH, if its the turbo oil feed line leaking, get it checked soon.  Mine was
weeping, too, from the salt corroded steel crimp on the block end.  When the
old one came off, the crimp had split completely on the block side, hidden
from view.  Could have ruptured at _any_ time (with the resulting high psi
oil bath for the engine compartment, much like Doyt E.'s did last year).
Blind luck for me.

Good luck w/ your car.

-Steve Jensen
87 5kcstq
87 5kcstqw (w/happy oil lines)




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