[Vwdiesel] New Car, New to Turbos and of course New Question

[slatersfb at aol.com]

I have nevr owned a turbo, but from what I read here, I think there is an oil line on turbo engines which attaches to pan. 
Maybe you can remove pan & hammer on a tree stump? I've done this with success.
Also, I forgot to mention: check power steering lines,reservoir, and rack seals.
Any oil leaks seem to end up on trunk. 
 
Bob
 
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Just got under the car and remembered a bit about the car's history. Apparently, some PO had tried to lift the car on the pan and bent the shhh.. out of it. Now it looks like it is leaking from entire perimeter. I will need to replace. Would any 1.6 Turbo pan do? I am assuming a N/A pan would not work right? I guess this is the reason for the oil splatter on rear trunk? 
 
Thanks for the input so far.
 
Andrew

slatersfb at aol.com wrote:

Cool. Congratulations and good Luck. 
Check valve cover gasket for leaks. Also cam seal, intermediate shaft seal, and cranksfaft seals at both ends.

Bob

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Just got a '91 Eco (approx. 170,000mi.) on the road that I purchased in the 
fall. No major work needed just plates/registration needed. As far as I can 
tell, it was sitting for 9+ months. I took it on a 120 mile round trip to test 
it out. Car seemed to act fine...started, idled, and accelerated nicely. Since 
this is my first turbo (I know its not a true TD--since it has Eco pump) I 
wasn't sure what to expect. It definitely seemed a little peppier and faster 
than any of my N/A's (5-10 miles/hr top speed increase -Eco=90-95 mi./hr, 
N/A=80-85mi./hr). I was quite happy.

I wasn't as happy when I pulled into a station to fuel up and noticed small 
black spots (oil?) on the trunk (license plate area). Blown turbo? Leaky turbo? 
I will take the air filter off to inspect what should I look for? Any ideas? 
Where should I start? As far as I can see I do not see any major oil leaks 
coming from turbo or any other part of the car. I haven't had the car running 
long enough to see what is happening to the oil level. Other than a bit (5 Oz. ) 
of Sea Foam to oil I can't think of anything else that I've done to car.

Thanks

Andrew


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