Re: Turbo Problem???5KCSTQ

[steveb@falcon.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

> To change the air filter on my 5KCSTQ,  I took the metal tube from the turbo to
> the fuel distributor off and noticed that there was oil in the tube.  Is this
> normal or do I have a seal problem in the turbo? The car runs fine and the
> boost is normal at 1.3 to 1.4 max.  I notice on startup I have a cloud of blue
> smoke at the rear but I thought I had bad valve seals.  Could this be the first
> sign that the turbo is dying?... The car has 103,000 miles on it.
> 
... not at all ... that tube provides meterd air to the turbo inlet,
not the other way around.  Our '88 has the same symptom, and although 
I've never traced it down, I imagine that there's some sort of PCV 
hose hooked up to an upwind point in the intake tract.  I wouldn't
worry about it ...

HTH!
Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)