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

[Shawn Wright]

Before you go that far, make sure it is the line that is leaking. There are a multitude 
of places where oil can leak from in these turbos, and many will result in the oil 
trickling down the drain line. In my 1.6TD with Garrett turbo, any oil in the intake 
(from blowby) can escape through a slight leak in the wastegate return fitting, which 
is just a rubber seal. But if the return line is dry above the flex section, and wet below, 
it is most likely a split in the hose inside that braided section.

On 6 May 2005 at 22:56, mikitka <mikitka at earthlink.net> wrote:

> That line is easy to replace, at least on my 91 ECO it is. There is a local
> place here that can make just about any line, so if you can take it off maybe
> there is a similar shop there that can make it.  This place here in NC is a
> heavy duty truck repair shop that works on all kinds of brake, hydraulic and
> such lines. Nick
> 
> 
> 
> Upon closer inspection, it seems the oil return line of turbo is leaking.
> Line comes off oilpan as a flex hose and then changes to a solid hose
> somewhere along its path to turbo and through rear engine mount. How bad is this
> situation? and where do I begin to fix? I can't make out the exact location of
> the leak but see that the motor mount flange is soaked in oil.
> 
> Any suggstions?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Andrew
> 
> 
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Shawn Wright
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'85 Jetta D 
'88 Westy 2.1L, soon to be 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy