new installation, happy times, then followed by the bad. brought my car to the shop and I finally got these in... brought my car home after being happy... then tonight after letting the car sit... I noticed it's now leaking oil. seems to be around the turbo... seems all hoses are intact aside from the intercooler hose that connects to the turbo, doesn't seem they tightened that on all the way.... sonofa*** oilpan and filter are free and clear of oil seems to be coming from someplace around the turbo. thoughts? could oil have come out from the intercooler piping? it's not a hell of alot of oil, but enough to make me worried.
Now what was all done to the car tonight? Headers? Check the oil hose from the return pipe on the bottom of the turbo. If its coming from there double check to make sure its seated properly and equally from top and bottom. May want to use something to help tighten it down if its not tight enough. Its a typical spot where people rush installing the turbo and forget to check. Oil will usually leak under load and drip when the car is off.
just headers / up-pipe. I didn't do the install, I brought it to a shop cuz I needed a lift. It really looks like its coming from the turbo, or there abouts. I did notice the red pipe from the intercooler to the turbo wasn't fully on, looks like they it had a very small pinched area that was exposed... but I wouldn't think that should be leaking or spraying oil.,, and it felt dry..
oil in the turbo outlet is not uncommon at all. pretty much all turbos have some amount of blowby - what you're seeing is probably just oil dripping down because like you said, the silicone coupler wasn't properly sealed and the blowby is leaking out. whenever I take my intercooler out there is some oil build-up in the y pipe
I mean oil is dripping off the bottom of my car... ((not at a fast pace by any means... and it seems to have stopped now shes cooled down...)) the bottom of the turbo defiantly feels a little wet... defiantly oily...
Oil leaking from around turbo after up-pipe installation= typically a newb installation issue. too bad you paid for this Best bet as mentioned already- check the return oil line (located under the turbo) and make sure that's not the source. Then check the hardline from the engine to the turbo. if the oil is actually noticably leaking under the car i suspect it's the return line.
^ LOL, I don't think its clear enough, car you re-draw that?!? Looks like the feed was disturbed and may be leaking a little there and the fact that you said the compressor inlet wasn't on all the way is probably a spot as well. You could give the banjo for the feed a 1/4 turn (14mm). If that doesn't work, re-anneal the copper washer or get a new one.
Certainly your airbrush work is alot more handy than the illistration you have just provided. LOL I would be curious as to how they installed your headers/uppipe. If it leaking from there I hope they didn't try to separate your turbo's hot/cold side to avoid having to take off the DP. I would suggest taking it back. If you have one of those small mirrors that look like the ones the dentist uses, this would be a great time for one to start looking underneath. Another way is to grab a clean towel and start checking around for the source. Perhaps next time we can do a trade. Install for paint job. LOL Good luck I hope its just a minor issue.
ok my crappy illustration serves a purpose today... it appears the bolt on the top. the one where the first two arrows are pointing to... I checked that car after I got to work today driving on no boost. and that is what appears to be leaking. it does look like that arm was bumped or something when they were wrenching things back in. now I agree my paint skills far outmatch my turbo-leet skills so I don't know what the part is called. I just pray it can be fixed with a simple solution.
plan to, doing so after work. but I'm curious... because Iwant to know whats going on with my car in case it ever happens again....
That is the oil feed for the turbo. It could be as simple as tightening it a little more, or still fairly simple by just replacing or re-annealing the copper sealing washers for that banjo bolt.
have no idea how that could or should have gotten loose putting in a header unit... I can only assume the notched it hard with a wrench and loosened it ... it does look like that arm is shiftted over.. i'll know shortly I guess...
