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Old 08-07-2012, 05:56 PM
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need help to find where the oil is coming from on my turbo



the oil drain did have a small leak but replaced that and now its fine
the oil feed is bone dry so not there
and there is no smoke coming from the exhaust

anyone got any ideas
Old 09-07-2012, 12:02 PM
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thats normally oil seal on the turbo but it should smoke is it a ballbearing turbo
Old 09-07-2012, 12:22 PM
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It's not on top the leak is it and running down, looks like what mine was doing wilky and that was my engine was a heavy breather . Try cleaning your breathers out dude
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thanks for the replies
its a GT2860RS was brand new when i bought it and only started running it last august.

there is no oil on top of the turbo at all and like i said there is no smoke from the exhaust
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have a look at this

https://passionford.com/forum/genera...ts-inside.html
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shitty turbos tossed
Old 23-07-2012, 05:04 PM
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just remembered something

when replacing the oil drain the 1st time it had a slight kink in it which fired oil everywhere
would this of gone back in the turbo and blow the seal?
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