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post Aug 4, 2007 - 11:10 PM
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I got my new turbo finally 2 days ago, but after driving it started leaking oil, and lots of it. it seems like with normal driving it leaks really slow, but it starts leaking like crazy under boost. there was a crap load of smoke coming from my engine and a puddle under my car. not too much later my oil pressure gauge started reading low and the oil light on my dash came on. I pulled over immediately at a gas station and put 2 quarts of conventional oil in (I normally use synthetic but they didn't have any). the oil light was still on and oil pressure was still low. but the light went away after a while and oil pressure went back to normal after the car had had a few hours to cool down. anyway, now I'm trying to locate where I have oil leaking from. I jacked the car up and started it and got under it to check and there is 1 or 2 slow leaks from the oil pan. But somehow I don't think that those little leaks could be causing such a big oil leak under boost... or could they? what are some other places I should check for oil leaks? I'm pretty sure I'm not leaking from my filter relocation lines. I could be leaking from my feed and/or drain lines but I'm not sure. It looks like the smoke (which is bluish which means burning oil) is coming from my turbo or from under it. I know oil is leaking onto my exhaust near where it connects to the downpipe, but I think that's from my oil pan. anyway, I just want to know if there is anywhere else I should be looking. thanks


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post Aug 5, 2007 - 5:16 PM
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I would suggest finding a good mechanic to take a look at it on the side. If you are dumping that much oil you could/will damage your turbo quickly. You may save yourself a bunch of time, money and frustration just paying to have it properly diagnosed and fixed. You may be able to fix it your self. you just need to have the problem pinpointed. IMO. Good luck!

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